Before heading out, Althea put an aether letter telling the elders of her plans and to settle the prisoners well. She also asked to handle the slaves and make them swear oaths to never harm the territory, even after they freed themselves.
Of course, she also mentioned that they could not drop their guards until the announcement was received. People could still attack them after all. What if there were still rats hidden, waiting to strike?
"Wait," Garan said as they headed out the gate. He brought her to Baltimore's corpse and took out a long knife, beheading him.
He took out a tissue paper from his space to hold the head in, and he wrapped him in some dirty rags to keep his dirty blood from bleeding in his wife's space.
"So people believe they have already lost," he told her. She nodded, placing it in her space. This would be her 'entrance ticket' if they needed it.
Because they hadn't retrieved the token yet, there was no announcement.
