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Firefoot, 'search and seizure' laws don't come into play in 4th Age Rohan, I would wager. So Eodwine, as Eorl of Middel Emnet, will demand entrance to any and all parts of Sorn's holdings, to determine for himself whether Sorn is holding anyone hostage. If (as I expect) Sorn refuses him entry, Eodwine will choose between the limited force of 12 armed men versus Sorn's men, or Eodwine will wait until he is reinforced by Haleth, essentially besieging the place.
12 men is not enough to surround the place, so Scyld might conceivably escape with Linduial, but as you say it would not be much of a head start. Except that Haleth could be delayed until morning before starting out, for one reason or another, and Eodwine's men wait until Haleth arrives; that could be as many as twelve hours get-away time.
Or you could go with Scyld learning that Sorn is ready to kill Linduial and he makes off with her before Eodwine ever gets there.
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