Zinya's kidnapping would have put Vastor out of the game which the Royals couldn't afford. He was their only Highmaster and the heaviest hitter the Kingdom had aside from the Queen's Corpse.
Berion was in charge of the detail of Lith's family. Kidnapping him meant throwing into the gutter countless traps and preparations. As for Faluel, no one knew why, but Lith had demanded a detail for her and the allied forces had been forced to comply.
Their deal still gave him absolute control over the joint armies and Lith couldn't risk Thrud getting control over the Hydra and with her the Hands of Menadion.
"At this point, Thrud should have finished instructing Phloria and learned from her everything relevant to her goals." Lith pondered in the tower with his own War Council. "Yet there is no trace of her nor of the Golden Griffon. Why?"
"More kidnappings?" Friya asked with a shrug.
