I think its Limtoc the general, Lalcon the chamberlain, balmuff the grand justiciary have accused Gulliver of treason.
By telling all the non colored to eat a pile of hot steaming dog poop
The correct answer is “Deciding that trailing behind an elf was unacceptable, Ethane tried to trip Rohan on several occasions.” You didn’t provide answer choices but I know the choices.
I think when he says "i have a soul of lead so stakes me to the ground" he's using a metaphor, because he doesn't really have a soul of lead that stakes him to the ground.