Even with this reassurance, Zala was concerned about disobeying the orders of the empress. When Tol then questioned her, she explained that her father was a prisoner in Caergoth and that Valaran would execute him if she did not produce Tol in a timely fashion. Tol promised Zala that he would ensure the safety of her father if the half-elf would stand by him in the fight against the nomads, an agreement that Zala accepted.
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