My group has just completed WC, and they have a healthy distaste for Smenk, but not nearly as much as they hate Cubbin and his boys. Three of the four PCs are good aligned, with our monk being lawful good, but their attitude thus far has been fairly smash and grab.
Rastophan (the ranger in Kullen's gang) had taken to stalking the monk since noticing his arrival from the twilight monastary with their yearly crop. The party killed all but Rastophan in an ambush behind the Feral Dog, and intimidated him into blurting out something about "delivering the bones to that old observatory on the edge of town" before he managed to escape the players' grasp by injuring the druid's wolf companion.
Next they stormed the observatory, and the fighter got in a devastating full round attack to kill Filge before he really got a chance to explain anything.
Since completing the cairn they've spent some time cleaning up the abandoned mine office nearby and converting it into a hideout of sorts. They have a very bad relationship with the Sheriff, and are likely to be found and arrested(again) if they spend too much time in town. Because they didn't get that much info out of Kullen's group or Filge, they've spent alot of time puzzling over what the letter means, and aren't even sure (although they suspect) it was from Smenk.
They really only head to Diamond Lake for advice from Allustan or to sell and buy goods and services. They all really respect Allustan, and I could just have him suggest approaching Smenk, but Rastophan knows also knows all about their hideout and is looking for a chance to gloat over his escape. I'm going to have him knock on their front door with a summons from Smenk. I'm interested to see how they handle Rastophan's reappearance. I know they won't be able to resist the invitation though, and are almost guaranteed to approach Smenk with an overwhelming air of cockiness. That will be fun.