Why do we come back to Lunar?

During the Advocates initial speech me and Finn separated and I lost sight of Icchi. I still don't know if he's okay or not by this point. I turned into a cat, it was risky but I knew that after the incident on the stage with that fake Echo and Li that it was likely I'd be arrested if I met the guard. I was able to find Li and help him quell the riot he allegedly, "didn't cause" after that we saw Gruuk and Icchi again, they met up with us. After that, the guards came and instilled a curfew. Li went up to them and got himself arrested. I tried to convince the guard that it was a bad idea since as far as the people knew Li was with the Advocate but they wouldn't listen, I got myself arrested too, then as they were leading us away. The monastery blew up. I hope Venrin has been safe this whole time, as I haven't seen him either. I don't know a lot about what's going on, Li mentioned that Governor Lofiel wasn't at the castle, yet the guards seem to be following direct orders. There wasn't any church people out and about either now that I think about it.
What could they have possible done that was more important? Blow up their own church? Sounds too crazy. That being said, things are very fishy, maybe the men that Libra mentioned in her note are involved. The cults probably involved in some capacity, Regus is too I'm sure. What could be their goal in all of this? The Little Kingdom is really young, do they want the wreck havoc like there was back during the Imperium Wars? I'm sure I'm just missing something that explains everything, it's pretty stressful right now honestly. Once we get out of jail I think it's likely we'll have to leave Lunar and find some of our few remaining allies. Well, first we'll have to find everyone still in Lunar, albeit as long as they're alive. I really hope they are. Then it'll be getting out of Lunar, and then, who even knows. I'm a Martyr for a revolution I wasn't even intending to be a part of, the monastery is gone, and frankly the lack of church people currently in the city makes that feel even worse than it currently is. Oh, and the guard is absolutely corrupt, they might be holding the Governor hostage, or maybe she's in on it. I don't know who to trust anymore, I don't know what to do. I have to escape jail with the help of Li, who's insane on a good day, and the bird kids who I saw disappear into the crowd not to long ago. I guess at least they didn't get arrested with us, the more people in jail the harder it is to have a jailbreak.
 
Side note: I've been thinking, though it's something I've never seen done before, I think that it's possible that I could perform magic in cat form. I'm not quite sure how that would work with the inability to form spoken word, but not all spells are spoken. When I have a bit more time it might be something I invest some more energy into