It seems to me that FCC arranged to have Cikel ejected from the city and then attacked by Teutonic. Why else would they eject him and so quickly have him attacked? Why else would their mercenaries be on the Teutonic team (namely Kesh the nerd who never plays for a team against his faction's interest)?
Also, how the fuck do you get caught when you have 40,000 horses? Thats the real question here.