At this time, Althea buried them on the ground with only their heads above the soil. She did it quickly by taking the soil she loosened with her ability back to her space.
"Tell us, does your lord answer to anyone else in the territory?" Luis asked, crossing his arms and looking down at them. This was to determine if there was anyone who might know the location of the token.
The guards looked at him as if he had asked a stupid question. "How could our lord answer to someone else in their own territory?"
The others nodded even as their teeth clattered, shivering, trying to retain whatever sense of control they could. "Even that Lord of Ferrol Town acts like a peer!"
This made the two's eyebrows rise and they looked at each other. However, Jonathan did mention the opponent was a city, so Baltimore must've looked down on Jonathan by virtue of the connection.
