Retreat

With the help of their Faith, these measures would be more than enough to stall for maybe even a few months. By then, the negotiations with the Pakals should be over and then these bastards would get what was coming to them. 

But… How could any of them have guessed that their deepest hope would be shattered before they could even set their resolve? 

"Of course, you could think of escaping… But I think many of you would soon realize that none of your teleportation formations will work as you hope. Plus… There's really no point to teleporting to another place that also happens to be under my control, right?" 

Connery felt as though he was being pushed to the cliff's edge. If he knew that there were people in this very Odin City that Dyon would prefer to keep alive, his next actions would be obvious. But, to Connery, Dyon hated all Sapientia. How could he know that Dyon had thoughts of protecting Madeleine's master and her foster family?