The final part of ARR story doesn't make enough sense.

[RobinRethiel]

The whole vial scene was BS anyway...

Many people know of it, we have for sure talked about it with much more then just Momo. If we don't carry around our weapons, we will for sure also not take the vial with us, why should we?
Then we had a meeting with the Sultana. No one would or could poison a wine with such a big vial that way. How?

It makes no sense at all.

U.S. trials? I really would not want an U.S. trial. You end up in a prison on Cuba there or killed by a drone...

But Uldah is no big country. It's a small city state. Things does not work like that there. They can't just make us vanish. We are to well known in all three city states and important for their defense. If we would be a peon, sure, who cares. But to just kill the WoL - this would be a political desaster, because the other city states would not simply accept this like that. The State Companies would not just accept it. The people would not just accept it. A dead Monetarian? Who would care? They are important because of their money - and this money is still there. A dead WoL? It's like in Gladiator. You can't just kill the hero of the colloseum. And we are far, far more than that. Hundreds and thousands own their lifes to us. Dead Sultana, dead WoL and Lolo suddenly in charge? THAT would be an obvious coup and civil war. Dead Sultana and dead Lolo leading to a power vacuum? Happens. Since the WoL will not be even close to fill this power vacuum, it's a completely different scenario.

Uuuuh, I'll let you in on a secret. They had no intention of putting us on trial. They were going to "Detain Us" and then take us out in the middle of the Sangolli and kill us where no one would find us.

Would be hard to explain this, no? And if they are really that brutal: THAT would be the main reason to NOT run. They are fascists. We just let fascists come to power in Uldah. GREAT! What do you think this people would do now, if this would be real?

I hate to be "That guy" but Offically, Lolorito is not the Sultan, as far as the public knows Nanamo is alive but ill and the incumbent monarch

What's the difference? He's in power now. He can (almost) do what he wanst. There is no one who can hinder him. The Sultana IS dead. Raubahn IS imprisoned. Since they get so easily away with all this, it would be even easier to also get the new Lala commander imprisoned for treason. He is Raubahn's "son", no?

The throne is abandoned. And the dead Sultana is his puppet.

When few know what actually happened, those few could EASILY twist the telling of events in a given direction. Earth history is plenty proof of this. There were Brass Blades in the vicinity - if you killed Lolorito and Ilberd, every Brass Blade under their payroll, and some of those that aren't (because orders are orders), is going to come after you. There would be undeniable proof of your wrongdoing, if you were even able to walk out of that situation in one piece - which, let's face it, even the almighty Warrior of Light can't hold off hundreds or thousands of enemies by him/herself. If even one of those Blades was left alive, he'd be able to spread the information of not only suspected regicide, but confirmed murder of a government official and every single guard you've killed, which would completely shatter your reputation among the smallfolk. On the other hand, if you left a massive trail of bodies, that's more or less the same effect.

*laughs* Yeah, sure, because anyone would trust these guys, who are known to be corrupt. And of course those loyal sell sword would risk their lifes for... ah, yes, nothing. Nobody would give them anything for that, they would just risk their life for nothing.

Hunders of thousands? What are you talking about? There are not hundreds of thousands Brass Blades. And most of them will be just like cops. Maybe corrupt, but for sure mostly care for the next pay check. What do you think the Brass Blades are?

And hell, even if: Let that be the reason we have to flee. That would at least be acceptable. We save the people and now some mercenaries hunt us. Would be soooo much better. But it is not. The story is the story. It's not like they will change it, no matter what I or anyone else is writing here.