The Mayor interrogated the two captives while Grey remained present. During the questioning, Grey finally understood something that had bothered him earlier. When he had first brought the two sealed men to the second hideout, the Necromancer had shown a clear, visible reaction, proof that he recognized the building. The Fire Elementalist, however, had only looked curious. The interrogation confirmed the reason: the Fire Elementalist had only recently been recruited and still knew almost nothing about the Necromancers' inner workings or locations.
Grey wanted both men executed immediately after the questioning ended. The Mayor refused. He insisted on a public execution as a warning to anyone else in the city who might consider working with Necromancers or Gnomes. The Fire Elementalist had been a well-known and influential figure in Cinderloch for decades. Making an example of someone of his status would send a far stronger message than a quiet death.
