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[Dausuul]

I don't know if this is feasible in the circumstances (you mentioned the miniboss was tied to his current location), but would it be possible to do the following scenario?

1) PCs run the Royal Guard as well as their own characters.
2) Spectacular combat takes place.
3) Miniboss has an escape hatch that lets him slip away at the last moment. His plans are foiled for the moment, but he'll be back, and the PCs will have to fight him alone when he returns.