Considering 'We arrived, at my brother's, and Cristobal, with the livestock and the rest, still hadn't arrived.', does 'When we got to my brother's, there was no sign of Cristobal or the livestock.' maintain an independent stance?
We arrived, at my brother's, and Cristobal, with the livestock and the rest, still hadn't arrived.###When we got to my brother's, there was no sign of Cristobal or the livestock.