Back in Ravenfell, Marden had provided Ballard instructions on how to contact the mysterious assassin's guild that operated all over the Ulier Continent.
This assassin's guild was run by none other than the infamous Mana Core Magus, the Silent King.
Of course, Ballard never got around to contacting the guild. The moment he and his men arrived in Hannes City, they hadn't rested for a single second. They had immediately begun their pursuit.
Perhaps, contacting the guild somehow slipped out of Ballard's mind. Or perhaps he had never even bothered about the guild to begin with.
But that did not mean the guild had not made a move…
After the Battle of Ravenfell had ended, Marden had personally instructed the Silent King to order his men to capture Anna Fireborne and bring her to him. He had also paid the Mana Core assassin an advance payment for the job.
