Devaguea had no intentions of executing or imprisoning him for an extended period of time. instead, he took a moment to talk to the locals, answering questions for a few minutes, including to answer what the bard had been arrested for. He pointed out that the bard had been noticed using magic to 'enhance' the performance, which violated the law about using magic on others without their permission. He made sure to get THAT fact circulating quickly, which would give his advisers a bit more time to investigate. Of course, he couldn't run off to find problems now that the first 'high profile' case was starting, though he did plan on sending Akiros, Korima, Damien and Serena out to kill the massive turtle and bring it back with the help of some guards and porters. The body was mostly to counter the stories of him gallivanting through the wilderness, and was instead dealing with problems before it effected his hoard, err... citizens. By the time they got back, Talia should have enough for him to finish punting the bard out of the city.