Letty
*Soon enough he arrived with Alithia and Asius sighing as he kept an eye on Alithia*

"So then young warrior I shall be watching your lead, but don't play any games here eh? Ha ha ha"
Ellen
`"This is where we are to be."`

*She pointed to the post that was being set up with shackles to it there would be stands being set up for people to watch over the wooden post where he would get lashed.*

`"I shall not play any games elder now we await the queen."`

*The guards here were being relieved of duty and new guards were replacing them this was happening all over the palace.*
Letty
"Ha ha, so it seems"

*With that Elder Yu Shen walked up with Asius, he then also took out 2 small little snacks and then handed one to Alethia*

"Please have one as a sign of gratitude from this old man, you do not accept, I would take it as disrespect young one"

*He smiled once more, containing that same red glint in his eyes. Though there is a reason why he wished for her to do so*
Zachary
*After some time of the group being there a large audience was gathering of commanders and people from the city entering and filling into the courtyard as she had called upon them to watch her give out a punishment and announcement the military commanders and generals would not be called upon as they had jobs to do soon the once quiet courtyard over the course of the hour would be filled with voices and people they had already been there most and more were just coming from the time it took from them to get to the palace from the sect so it was relatively busy just the last few dozens of people were arriving a total of a couple thousand citizens and hundreds of guards and dozens of commanders were there, there would be soldiers with unique weapons on the tops of buildings walking along the roofs and walls of the courtyard patrolling having so many high profile people here they had to protect them and the public.*
Ellen
*Paused as she placed a hand on her chin she would take the snack and smile*

`"Thank you elder this young lady accepts I shall save it for after the punishment it would be right for me to eat it from to of the person who is soon to get punished."`

*She shrugged slightly as she saw all the people she would move about towards the post.*

`"Can you set him up elder? Shackle his wrists towards the post and remove his shirt? I will not order you nor is this order but a lady humbly asking, elder as you were the one who take responsibility."`

*She smiles as she stood beside the wooden post.*
Letty
"Ah ha ha, however this elder insists you do right now, otherwise I would be deeply offended"

*The elder smiled gently, as he was now insisting it*

"I made it freshly and taste delicious when fresh, so please I insist you eat it now"

*Elder Yu Shen looked at the boy and nodded with the female warrior's request. With a wave of his hands, the shackles of which on Asius were lifted by the mystical energy and chained, shackled to it. Then his blue qi coated the shirt before it was simply torn off with the qi*

"Now surely you can eat it no?"
Joseph
*Huffs as he feels his wrists shackled to the post he was forced to his knees as the shackles had his back exposed and didn't let him stand without being in a very uncomfortable position, so he would just lower his head to the post and press his forehead against it breathing slowly he would be lying if his heart wasn't racing in this moment, but why he couldn't feel that many emotions? But his heart raced was it the uncertainty?*
Ellen
*Lowered the snack in her hand as he was so insistent in her eating this snack, she began to grow suspicious of his reasoning for it, he insisted not once not twice but three to four times her eyes narrowed slightly she might have ate it if he wasn't so persistent she believed he was onto her but he couldn't exactly pick apart her true motives she would back away from asius.*

`"Hm I don't think I can eat this elder even if you feel disrespected I can offer my condolences but you are to forward it has made me uncomfortable and worried is everything alright with you?"`

*She would tilt her head slightly wondering if the elder had some afflictions or something stress that caused him to act this way but she would not eat the snack now.*
Richard
*Flapped her wings as she was landing on a podium and stand she would fold her wings and they would fade away she began to walk down towards the elder and the guard feeling the tension in the air she was confused.*

`"Is everything alright the punishment is soon to begin within the next 20 minutes?"`

*She looked at the sky and the sun to gauge how long she had she would approach asius and kneel beside him*

`"Your punishment will be just and fair I can promise you that at least I harbor no hard feelings currently at this very moment for your actions."`

*She stated but it was for this moment not any future moments, she would stand back up and would yawn slightly*
Letty
*He sighed and shook his head, then sending a soundless transmission message to both Orestis who's arriving and Wei Wuxian now, saying*

"I would watch Alethia, I don't know what she is up to, but it surely isn't good"

*He crossed his arms and kept an eye on Alethia with his divine sense, along with the surroundings as well*
Barb
*When Wei Wuxian arrived, he walked solemnly with one hand behind his back, and his cane in the other. He looked around and noticed many faces had turned up for such a thing... Interesting, he thought, soon trailing behind Orestis. Once receiving the message from Elder Yu Shen, he raised a brow and looked at Alethia for a brief moment. Then back to them*
Ellen
*Looked at them all as she moved away from asius and off the stage with the post, she would look at the snack, in her hand and her curiosity wanted her to take a little nibble just a little bit but she fought the urges.*
Richard
*Walks back to the stage where she was telling her people the punishment and crimes he committed, she would nod to the elder.*

`"Thank you."`

*She would look at the guards that took place from the other one's, her eyes watched everything, but it seems normal for now so she would get passed the diplomatic jargon quickly as she rose her hand the crowds began to become tame.*

`"The man or boy Infront of us defiled the title of guest, lied when being questioned about his motives and intentions he lied, I will not take touch of your time I am here to show that no crime can go unpunished as justice and the law a blind but merciful, for the act of lying in the presence and covering up his intent, not one not twice but 5 times, before that he had reached for his sword to cut me down your queen."`

*The crowd erupted into a frenzy of chatter and talking some yelling some chants, but soon would calm down.*

`"His punishment is 5 lashes, 5 days in the dungeon, with little food or water both for each time he lied, and for attempting to kill me, and the last punishment 5 weeks of servitude to the community in hopes to reform the person before us to a better member not only for our nation but society in the world."`

*The crowd would continue to talk as public opinion in the crowd was a mix of cheers and some quiet. But mostly cheers seeing that she had showed a different side of her they expected an execution and came for a legitimate form of punishment.*
Barb
*Wei Wuxian watched Orestis standing there before the denizens of her kingdom, she spoke clearly and without hestitation. She showed decisiveness as well as mercy befitting of a ruler in his eyes. He simply smiled and nodded, he then began to use soundless transmission to relay a message to her*

```"I am proud of you Xiao Ore, very proud"```

*Seeing this sight for now at least put his heart somewhat at ease. But he would stay for a while longer to see how this would continue*
Richard
*Nods towards, wei as she would look towards asius.*

`"Do you accept you understand why this has been placed upon you."`

*After his words she would give a wave of her hand and a guard would walk forwards with a whip and take position behind him. She would give a nod for the punishment to commence whenever the guard was ready.*
Joseph
*Gritted his teeth the cold air that filled the air small clouds of smoke filled the air around his mouth from the temperature he spoke towards orestis as his head and eyes face the ground.*

`"I understand and accept for my actions."`

*He clenched his fists as his heart began to race soon he would feel the first whip hit his back ripping open his flesh along the lash he screamed in agony as his back tensed and flex his hands shaking the cold and the whip that smacked his back wounded like thunder cracking.*
Zachary
*After the second lash the screams and cries only got louder, from the post then the third then the fourth and the same thing happened as the guard used the whip the sound of thunder snapping with the sound of loud agonizing screams.*
Freddie
*Was now in the courtyard, on the roof he took his crossbow rifle off his shoulder, he gave a whistle and the whistle would travel all along the rooftops around the royal courtyard masked by the sounds of screams and the crowd speech, soon crossbows with smoke bombs green smoke began to fill the air hundreds of feet into the sky soon after, he would raise his bow and wait as he looked around soon green flare like smoke filled every district where there was barracks and orestis loyal troops were located.*
Geraldine
*Would be up there with the group he hid behind most of the rebels as he stood on the rooftop looking at the demon lord, the man beside her and an elder man, apollon would point towards the elder, and wei, as he began to bark orders everything seemed to go so fast so quickly he took a breath as his heart began to race his sword stayed in its sheathe he remembered he couldn't get involved yet not if he didn't have to.*
Barb
*While everything had seemed to be peaceful whilst the punishment delivered, the air was now beginning to be filled with a green mist... Wei Wuxian raised his brow and activated his divine sense, whilst he conjured out a fan out of one of the portals and chuckled*

```"Aren't I glad I kept this eh?"```

*With that, he waved the fan around and also seemed to whistle it it echoed throughout the courtyard... Winds soon began to pick up as he soon began to carry the smoke and gather around... For Wei Wuxian to have been here, it was a good idea... Whilst the winds gather he ordered out loud*

```"Senior Shen, go back to the Sect! Senior Yu keep watch of the boy and Alethia! Senior Guang, make sure the citizens of this nation are safe! Act now!"```

*And with his orders, Elder guang equipped his divine armaments, Elder Shen had disapepared off running back to the sect at amazing speeds... Whilst Elder Yu had called upon his flying swallow sword... Wei Wuxian noticed the two upon the rooftops via divine sense thus shook his head, there he fly up into the air and surveyed the area around them...*

```"Hmmm, I see... So it seems it appears to be an ambush of somekind..."```
Richard
* Was confused, to what was going on it was supposed to be a simple and straightforward thing the last lash was given before everything turned upside down all the people that was let into the courtyard were confused thousands of people confused as they looked around not knowing what was happening the commanders of her army dree there swords and jumped down from there perches to protect the citizens and orestis. She powered on her magic as her eyes sparkled a deep red through her confusion as she looked for the source of the smoke she had never seen nothing like this before, she casted magic ready as ice forms around her freezing the ground she looked towards the roofs before she would act she needed to see what was going on casting magic randomly could innocents*

`"What kind of ambush? Is it safe to fight here with the civilians?"`

*She asked as she heard him give orders to the elders she would stay with the civilians for now as she formed a sword in her hand she watches she would act reactively not actively.*
Joseph
*Couldn't do anything he cried into the post as tears fell from his face as from pain as his fists clenched tightly he smelled a stinging taste of smoke but kept his eyes shut chaos erupting all around him he couldn't even move not that he would anyway he didn't want to mess things up for himself.*
Freddie
*Soon after the green smoke filled the air, he rose his rifle and aimed towards one of the commanders that jumped down from there spot on the built stands, he fired a arrow the sound would create a loud boom and crack like thunder but louder, with flames coming out of the barrel of the crossbow rifle it would pierce straight through a commander aiming for the commanders shoulder it would tear straight through a commander, the kick from the explosion rocked his shoulder soon followed tens of dozens of similar explosions rocking across the city guards all over the courtyard began to drop on the floor everytime a boom filled the air a soldier dropped, black smoke from the fire from the crossbow rifles filled the air. He reloaded taking a bolt and placing it into the barrel and firing again as he looked down towards a guard beside orestis another boom it took out another guard.*

`"Go go go!"`

*He waved his hand as they moved in squads sliding down the rooftop and jumping off using air magic to break there falls there landed on the ground Infront of orestis and around her. The ones on the roof would raise there rifles towards wei fingers on the trigger but none fired, they lowered there rifles, and aim down towards her guards that began to rush towards the men that hit the ground. He stood on the roof and ordered the men to turn around and they would fire at any incoming soldier rushing to the courtyard, some troops in regular armor drew there swords and began to turn on orestis men as they had infiltrated those ranks and took them down one by one screams of pain smoke and fire filled the air the group on the ground fired there crossbow rifles towards orestis crossbow bolts flying towards her at lightning speeds *
Geraldine
*Drew his sword, and stood beside apollon as he directed, the troops he said he would assist and assist he did he slid down off the roof and landed onto the ground he rushed forward his tail swishing as he moved at lightning speeds cutting down her guards that remained loyal to her, using the flat side of his sword to ring against there heads or helmets to knock them out making quick work of a dozen soldiers at a time while remaining hidden among rebels going in and out the crowds of rebel soldiers to conceal his presence as they were making there way towards orestis but the sounds of constant booms made his ears hurt he winces and the smoke burned his eyes people began to run in every which direction to get away from the violence he would slide his sword across the ground and create a wall of lightning then ran towards the gates of the keep creating a funnel with his sword scrapping across the ground leading the civilians out of the combat zone he send a lightning bolt after swinging his sword it shattered the door to allow them to escape soon they were all running away he took a breath as he got down on all fours and ran on all fours looking for his next target.*
Letty
*There Elder shen nodded, staying close to Asius and keeping his divine sense activated... He directed his sword around, though keeping in mind not to kill the rebels before them... Sighing for now, his sword zoom around weaving around the rebels while simultaenously cutting their achilles tendon right out frmo under them... A better solution than to kill them no?*

```"Blasted... Are you a part of this female warrior?"```

*He kept ahold of Asius with a firm grip and used his divine sense to keep track of things around*
Gary
*Having noticed that citizens were being allowed to escape, he raised a brow as if they were truly trying to harm others, it wouldn't have mattered whether the citizens were escaping... There was more to it that meets the eye... With this information, he let both Elder Yu and Wei Wuxian aware of this, keeping note of it. Then seeing Eirias below, run around on all fours, he would make an effort ot stop the man... There, he dropped down with both arms being swung down at Eirias*

```"Stop right there!"```
Barb
*Wei Wuxian surveyed the area and understood the general situation... Shaking his head, he then looked at Apollon, narrowing his eyes upon the man upon the roof... With 2 fingers pointed at Apollon, soon whistling was heard in the nearby distance... As then 2 swords were then flying aimed at Apollon's chest*

```"What now... Haish..."`````