Moreover, Andy believed that it was too late for him to try and contain the news from spreading out, especially when the remnants of the Hunter family were still living. There was no way to keep the truth from rearing its ugly mug because the Hunter family remnants would have probably spread the news to half the city by then.
Legally, Zach was bound to be brought before the law for carrying out a slaughter that would be remembered for years to come. In the history of dark mages, this was the greatest damage any single person had ever caused with a single attack.
Still, after witnessing the scene of destruction even if from afar, there wouldn't be a single living soul in the city that wouldn't cower before thinking of subjecting Zach to any kind of law. The dark mage was akin to a god capable of razing their city to the ground with a single spell after all.