In a sense, the fox half-orc also acted not just as a Lord, but also like a priest of sorts.
A cult?
Althea studied the half-orc more closely.
He had a very high level, probably higher than her husband's. However, the half-orc was hiding it well, making it seem like he was only about level 20. He might be using a suppression tool or something.
This wasn't anything uncommon. It naturally couldn't do anything like absorbing aether or anything. It was more like dispersing the aura that a person released, like a diffuser.
Plenty of people had the inheritance for this type of tool, and it also had several variations.
The first time she had encountered it was as early as her first trip to Ferrol. It was simply not that popular because people in Xeno valued strength so much that wearing something that would 'weaken' them, or the perception of them, was something repugnant.
The most common version also had limited effects on level 20s and above.
