The girl who was clearly younger than the rest of the group stepped forward before the others could make the situation worse. No good could come from antagonizing someone with more authority than oneself, especially when backed by someone the longer-standing party members apparently knew.

"Excuse me, but I am one of many lives they saved, and while I'm willing to come along with them, I can only assume there will be a mockery of justice. No one will check for the remains of the demon and the dragon, or if they do, they will destroy the evidence, because a few captured 'murderers' is a much more comforting thought than blood sacrifice to open a portal underneath the city, or a small army of the undead, or of fish men capturing innocent people like myself."

After finishing her speech on two breaths, Peony finally looked at the man. Like the woman, he seemed to be a man of faith. Also, apparently, a traitor. She'd remember this for if she were ever alone with him.