Magic Council

"If I ask for your help to fight this necromancer, will you be willing to help us? Again?" asked Vance while awkwardly scratching the back of his head.

It was obvious that he was ashamed that he had to resort to this option again, asking for his ghoul friend to help him in his fight. The last time Alden had helped him, he had been severely injured and he had almost lost the lives of his guards. It was doubtful that Alden would want to help him and go through something as torturous as that again.

Alden had come alone. He did not bring any of his people, which meant that he had sneaked out of Deathfall and come here for the sake of their alliance. His guards must have not known that he had gone to Ichorhold. If they had known, they would have sent some of their people to guard Alden. They would not let their duke walk alone in another world without any kind of protection. Although Alden must have insisted that he was fine being alone, his guards would still come alongside him.