The Lay Of The Land And Sea

Hearing that, Asher now knew for sure he was to never go to the Fallas Dukedom.

'If he can smell out Heretics, there's no telling if he'll know I'm there too.' Asher decided to be as careful as possible.

He inquired a bit more about the duke and Clyde answered freely. 

It was clear that the Duke of Fallas wasn't as well liked as the others, but his power was something that made everyone yield to him. Of course, this also made many other nobles as well as commoners wary of him. 

They had tried to learn more about the powers of the Fallas clan, but were unable to figure out much. All they knew that it was a unique combination of magic and Warrior techniques that had made them this powerful.