That's exactly what I'm talking about. It's one thing to avoid them, and another to flee. I'm saying that the encounter didn't happen at sea, but in a city. So, I have to give them my cities, where they stick their arrogant faces. It would be better if the dwarves from Grimheim patrolled a certain route, and you would try to maneuver between them to avoid them. But here, if you haven't managed to capture all the cities and get two runes and the blue key to rush to the last shrine, you will inevitably end up fighting them. Because they will find you.
I understand that this is a secondary task – you can do it if you want, or not. But I think the more realistically achievable tasks there are, the more interesting it is.
But that's just... my thoughts.