"Of course I'm okay, idiot! You... You stupid girl, you literally grabbed the fireball! How are you even still alive!?" Pylia was close to tears too, barely maintaining her composure as she used some of her magic to heal you. It was enough to prevent your burns from scarring, and aside from slightly singed hair you were back to full. Aisha was accompanied by some regular looking guardsmen and had the knights cuffed and arrested, while she had another pair cover Erandel's body. Once you and Pylia finished having your moment, Aisha walked over looking stern as ever. "Sylvia, I've received word that you had taken part of this investigation again, despite lacking Shor's immediate permission. I understand you spoke to Yorik however... Yorik [i]does not[/i] have the authority to deputize civilians into the guard. I hope you understand that we'll need to take you and your friends in as culprits for what happened here." Hearing this immediately put Pylia on edge, angry at what Atisha was saying. "What the hells are you saying!? We've always been helping you guys with the crime in the city, and this is how you thank us?" Even Shortfang chimed in with a glare. "Not crime to stop bad guys. And they attack first! Crazy man tell guardsman to kill us, so we defend us!"

Atisha sighed but remained stone faced. "If this was any other rabble, even just the Lightning Company themselves, I could overlook what happened here and simply let the four of you go. However Erandel is the son of nobility, and with that there is much more scrutiny in every detail of what's happening here." Atisha looked at you directly. Her glare was hard, yet there was a hint of sympathy as well. Like someone who knows you're innocent, but also knows that you're in deep trouble. "Let me be plain to you. Whatever you heard, whatever you saw, no one else will believe it. Shor didn't want you all involved because we needed a stronger case than simply witness testimony that Erandel was engaged in anything that threatens the city. Those thugs you arrested were paid off that's true, but the content of the note itself made no clear indication that Erandel has anything to do with it. Even his escape from his manor means nothing if we have no proof he was trying to escape and not simply leaving for his own personal reasons." The dark elf rubbed the bridge of her nose and let our a sharp exhale.

"Let's return to the garrison for now and wait for Shor and the others. Don't get the wrong idea, I know you all were doing the right thing. But there are laws in place in this city to prevent people from just being vigilantes and taking justice into their own hands, especially when they harm the nobility and aristocrats who sponsors the guards and pay upkeep to the city. And now with Erandel dead, if people started asking questions they'll sooner make sure you see the executioner's block before you see a prison. I don't intend to let anyone do that to you though. So please, come with me."