Even without their help, the Templars stood no chance against Justice. The spirit magic he uses cannot be silenced by them.

Blaise mostly stays small, cowering away from the Templars, and the fighting, but a few gouts of flame scorch the ground, forcing Templars that get to close to him and Karl to back away.

"That the last of them?" Raeli asks.

The not-Templar flits around, nods. They're...possibly bleeding?

The spirit of Justice fells the last, and then turns its fury towards the group.

"YOU WERE NOT VIGILANT ENOUGH! MY CRUSADE WOULD HAVE DIED AT THE FAULT OF YOU!"

Ilska skitters away, shoulders hiked up, not quite snarling.

"Oh, shut up, you're fine," the not-Templar snaps. "Let's go before more show up."

"YOU THINK TO SCARE ME, DEFIANCE? YOU WILL FIND JUSTICE VIGILANT OF YOUR TRICKERY."

"What have you done with Anders!?" Karl says, sounding terrified and furious.

"I AM ANDERS."

"Fine, stay, or go, but we're leaving, I haven't been staying here risking my skin to have Karl and Blaise recaptured now."

"Def," Raeli protests mildly, but is already ducking towards their exit.

"Wait! Defiance, please, we can't leave him behind."

They stop, turning to look at Justice and Anders. "You want to get them recaptured?"

"-Anders?" Cia's voice is quiet, and it's not clear when ey entered the room. "Justice, this- let Anders back out, we need to leave."

Karl follows the newcomer's lead. "Justice, please, give him back to me."

Justice stares at Cia, all fury and righteousness, and then-

-with a flare of spirit magic, the blue cracks in Ander's skin disappear, and his eyes are yellow-brown again. 

"Maker..." Anders spins on the spot taking in the damage around him. And then- "Ilska! Cia! What are you doing here?"

"Ilska was worried," Cia says stepping closer to him. "So was I. Let's- Let's just go?"

"You-" a rather fatherly-like scolding coming to his lips, but seeing the looks on everyone's faces makes him pause. "All right. But you are getting a lecture later."

"I'm going to need an explanation too," Karl adds.

That gives Anders pause. "Yes. Yes, anything."

"I can survive a lecture," Cia says, already heading for the trap door leading back down into the passageway.

Ilska hovers, waiting for the others to go through.

Anders takes Karl's hand in his again (is he shaking?) and follows Cia out, keeping one eye on Ilska.