From the cut scene, they pretty much are dead meat. I usually have peace with them on the bar case and get them to open up the cellar. When done with louis stash quest, I will set them up by informing the liuetenant bout his soldier informing me on his storage and they will then be send to face the troll. I not sure there will a a troll waiting or not if those seekers are not being send out to kill trolls