Separate Tides

The Golden guard had just rose from the BOILING SEA BY BEING LIFTED BY A FIST OF BOILING WATER AND THEN LANDING PERFECTLY- show off. You hold up [Palisman of your choice] out of reflex while standing by Eda and Luz

“Hello criminals, what’s about to happen should be relatively painless, if you just do what I say.”

He then notices you

“Hm, and a new one, who might you be?”