: "Their leadership broken, most of the Fallen Lords
: were soon hunted down and destroyed by Alric's
: armies.", implying thatthey were all not linked
: to Balor as the Nine believed.
That doesn't mean they weren't linked to him. They could have lost much of their power, but didn't die. The fact that they had to be hunted down implies that they had lost a lot of power, otherwise they would have been more bold. If they weren't linked at least somewhat, finishing them off would have been very difficult.
