Were you expecting me back sooner? It hasn't even been a year yet.

[ Especially with how long some caravans and ships can take to cross areas. He's gone pretty far and back- though there were reasons for that- even if being 'owned' or officially in Sinbad's care meant he had access to travel without too much trouble.

Save for some kingdoms, but that's another beast on its own. ]

It doesn't look like much changed while I was gone.