Things had to be discussed one at a time.
Volcano Manor and Caelid were one side of the story. Roundtable Hold, which had not appeared for a long time, had also resurfaced.
It had begun operating in the Lands Between.
To explain this, the story had to go back a little.
During the Night of the Black Knives, Roundtable Hold had also been a major target.
Quite a few Black Knife Assassins had poured inside.
The people of Roundtable Hold had fought back, while the Two Fingers had used their authority to relocate it.
Alberich had stayed behind to cover the retreat.
She had died in the end.
Where had Roundtable Hold moved to? The Roundtable Hold in a separate space.
It was an independent space that could not be reached no matter where one searched in the Lands Between.
It had been carved out using the Erdtree.
No one knew just how extensive the Two Fingers' authority was.
Not even Marika knew.
They always managed to do something utterly inconceivable.
The Tarnished inside relied on a form of teleportation to travel between the Lands Between and Roundtable Hold.
It was a privilege granted by the Two Fingers.
Of course, they could not simply teleport wherever they pleased.
The Two Fingers had laid down rules for these Tarnished: they could only teleport between fixed locations.
Still, this had helped Gideon, making it easier for him to gather intelligence.
Gideon had numerous informants and a complete intelligence network throughout the Lands Between.
In that respect, even the Elden Lord might not have been his equal.
Those informants hid among the crowds, recording events in the Lands Between at any time and in any place.
Following Gideon's instructions, they hid their intelligence at designated locations, leaving marks only they could understand.
Gideon