He called down curses on her head ordered her on his authority as her father to open that door
I would say either A, or B. But I think B because it is giving you the setting of where this is taking place. So you wouldn't expect to all of a sudden see pirates right? You would more expect to hear of a lost civilization or see a camel walk past. It's basically getting you into the mindset of where the story's taking place and what to expect next. <span />
B. Because logos is persuasion through logic and fact. using facts and statistics is logos
