At first, Attilicia did indeed entertain a similar thought.
But when he considered how long he had been missing, it was almost certain that Dragon Island would have appointed a dragon to fill his vacated position and would be searching for his whereabouts. As soon as he returned to the church, wouldn't that expose him!
And furthermore, the church still housed the remnants of the shrine to Tyr, the God of Justice. That he had shattered it in a fit of anger was one thing. But to commit such unkind and unjust 'illegal acts' right under the nose of the God of Justice, wouldn't that be a bit, well, too much?
