Either Ssarak's blow was hard enough or the robed man was fragile, as he went limp with the first strike. His body slammed against the rocks and with him out of the way the battle was over. Meirin was about to turn to leave when she heard Ssarak call over to her. He wanted her to save the robed man, for some reason. [color=00a651]"What!?"[/color] While she blames Alaira for instigating the fight in the first place, the robed man was a corrupted officer of the law. While she doesn't condone Alaira's actions, Meirin had a feeling that they would not have passed the bridge unharrassed if the robed man was as slimy as he was before. Still, it would do them no good to leave behind a trail of corpses. At the very least Meirin felt obligated to bury the ones they did make.

Jogging on over to Ssarak she could see where the robed man was stuck. She doubt he was alive but they would discover the truth soon enough. The river was deep enough that she'd need to swim most of the way there, however there was some rocky formations that she could leap across. She'd rather not risk herself saving him, but she will do what she must. First she leap across the rocks to reach the robed man, pulling his head out of the water. He was bleeding and she was certain he was dead. But she would bring him to shore nonetheless. Carefully positioning herself Meirin swam towards the river edge with the robed man in her arms. He made no resistance, so he was either out cold or dead. And now she would soon find out.

Once Meirin pulled the body out of the river she turned to Ssarak. [color=00a651]"Let's tie him up. I'll use some of my magic to try to heal him, see if we can snatch him from death's clutches. But we shouldn't let him too close to the others, especially Alaira. Oh, but I guess we should check him for any hidden weapons."[/color] Meirin searched the robed man's body for anything else that he might end up using against them. While she didn't feel all to comfortable rummaging through his clothing it was better safe than sorry. Once she found everything on his person Meirin moved it far away from him. She came back with a length of rope and securely tied the robed man up. [color=00a651]"Alright Ssarak, be ready for anything."[/color] Taking a deep breath Meirin did a few weaving motions for Vitamancy to give herself minor healing hands. She lightly touched the robed man's head and waited to see what effects it would have.