That's fine. 

Also about the attack. Technically Firecracker_ was correct in adapting it to world lore. Nowhere in your post did you actually describe the attackers other than clearly stating that they were in fact, too accurate and too well trained to be bandits. There is a line where bento mentions officially unsanctioned raid and thorne agrees, to which a high commanding chief officer (Like Firecracker's chiefly guy) could definitely know about. All those escaped slaves aren't under a gag order, and even if they were it wouldn't be for long, also I feel even the stupidest slave could put two and two together if they were listening to Bento's conversation, which considering he is "The Raging Storm" I would assume all the focus would be on him.

It's likely that it would be a believable, common rumor, denied by the winged guardians.

Just throwing in my two cents :D