Alfonso and Alderich lay in beds next to each other recovering the rest of that day and through the night at Bruma's Mage's Guildhall. Thurod's body lay in a cart attached to Isaiah's horse.
The next day, Raminus Polus, the second-in-command of the Mage's Guild, came to Bruma to personally deliver the Cards' reward.
"You may have saved Bruma from complete destruction," Raminus told Isaiah, "this reward is well earned."
"We have paid for it dearly," Isaiah replied.
"I know, and I'm sorry," Polus said back. "I did notice though that your Nordic friend has both vampire and werewolf bites."
"Yes," Isaiah responded.
"Most die instantly if bitten by both immortals," Raminus commented. "I don't dare treat him, I have no idea the implications of this."
"That seems to happen pretty frequently around here," Isaiah said glancing at his two warriors.
"Thank you, and again, I'm sorry." Polus took his leave, placing a sack of 22,500 septims in Osis' possession.