The scene begins in the morning of the following day, Aria is woken up by the bright beams of light entering her cell through the barred window. "Shit, my neck is so stiff that's gonna be one of the worst nights I have ever had, I can't believe I have to stay here for two months," Aria says to herself. "Morning, my lady, hope you're holding up fine. Azu seems to love your internal world, she has already settled in, and I gotta say it's quite lively with her around."Dreams say telepathically. "I should begin preparing Azu early. I need to know who these Harpers are? "Aria says as she summons Aria from her inner world. Azu raises one of her legs, waving it as if saying hello as she appears on Arias' hand. Aria makes Azu turn invisible and makes her climb the iron cell door and pass through the keyhole. On getting out, Aria notices that the masked guard in black regalia who is posted on her cell is still Asleep. She continues to move, looking for the cells with the prisoners that the matron mother was previously talking about. After a while of crawling, Azu finds a staircase leading to the higher floors. Aria decided to venture forth and see what she would find on the hire floors, on each floor heavily armed guards were stationed at each floor she continued controlling Azu carefully getting the layout of the Refection hall, as she reached the forth floor she noticed the inquisitor entering a particular room located at the end of the corridor of the forth floor of the reflection hall. Aria controlled Azu to enter the room using a nearby ventilation duct. No sooner had Azu entered the Inquisitors' room than the Dreamer notified Aria of the cell door being opened. Aria cut off her link with Azu, commanding her to stay put as she ended their shared sense, and sat on the floor pretending to do nothing.
As the gates open, Liza enters the room with some porridge and gives it to Aria. "There will be no talking as per orders from above," The guard says. "What! thats .." Liza says as she gets punched in the abdomen, forcing her to kneel while holding her stomach in extreme pain. " Did you hear me? " I said no talking," the masked guard says. "Wait, I know that voice, Joon, is that you? "Aria asks. "Well, look at you, it seems you figured me out," Joon says as he removes his mask. "Bastard, why are you doing this? What's the point of tormenting my maid if you have a beef with me? Why don't you come for me?" Aria says as she puts her porridge down and takes on a fighting stance. "Oh, little Aria, I don't think you understand. I won't even lay a hand on you. I know how Bhaal holds you in high regard, but your maid. I know she is your best friend, but nevertheless, she is just a slave no one would care if she suddenly dies." Joon says, putting on a grinning smile. On hearing this, Aria moves to attack Joon with a fist attack, but Joon blocks her attack and counters with a leg sweep, making Aria fall on the floor. After that, she goes and picks up the now warm porridge and pours it on her hair as a sign of disrespect. "I promise you will pay for this, Joon," Aria says as Joon gives her a powerful kick to the face, making her hit the wall and start to nosebleed. "Hey, Liza, get up and pick the bowl, it seems Aria has finished her breakfast." Liza slowly gets up, picks up the wooden bowl, and begins to leave. "How are you even here, Joon? Aren't you part of the red scarves elite core? "Aria asks as she wipes the blood from her nose. "True, I may be part red scarves elite core, but I have connections , after pulling a few strings with the head captain, Elysia, who is Lady Elizabeth's mother, I got temporarily posted as a reflection hall security guard," Joon replies. "So all this for revenge on a kid, you are just pathetic." Joon monetarily looks at Aria, suddenly equips his wooden baton, which he was currying on his waist, and presses it near Arias' mouth. "Seems you still don't get it, you may be a crimson blood, but keep talking shit and I might just have to dislocate your jaw, got it."Aria reluctantly nods. "We're gonna have a blast these two months, Aria. Almost forgot, here is your towel,a blanket and 3 pairs of the reflection hall prison outfit. Clean up and put it on." Joon says as he throws them on the floor and leaves, locking Aria in her cell.
Aria begins to silently cry; it seems the events that have just occurred really hurt her both physically and mentally. "Fuck, why does this always happen? Even in my previous life, everyone just wanted to get back at me. Even now, I am barely 1 year old in this new world and already I have people wanting to kill me, can't I catch a break, like seriously every time something seems to be going my way shit begins to happen." Aria says mentally while moving towards the cells bathroom, still with chains on her legs, in order to wash and remove the porridge from her hair using the bathrooms shower. Once done cleaning up, she puts on one of the reflection hall's prison outfits and goes to sit near a corner, thoughts still clouding her mind. "Hey, Aria," The dreamer says to her, but Aria doesn't reply. "What do you want to dream?"Aria replies after a while, wiping her tears. "Aria, I know you are pissed, but for fuck sake, get your shit together." Dream says. "What do you know, dream? They are basically using my maid as a hostage. I am not as strong as I may seem. I can not let someone else die on my behalf, no, not again."Aria says. "Aria I know of your previous right hand but you must know she is already dead Liza is still alive and you still have time to keep her safe but only if you get info on your enemies so that you can have a leverage to use when an opportunity avails itself otherwise Lisa, you and I are fucked, Do you understand."Dream tells Aria. Aria seems to feel encouraged by dream words. "You're right, I will focus on info gathering till I get some leverage, make sure to record all the info I get in my mental library for later review," Aria says. "Already on it, my lady. "Dream says.
Aria begins to sit in a meditative position, then begins to link his senses to her Vortex spider Azu, which was still waiting in the inquisitors' room near the ceiling. As she established the psionic link with her spider minion, she notices her mother, Alianna, was entering the room. "Hello, Alianna, you have arrived quite early." Says Inquisitor Naomi. "Hello Naomi, let's get down to it. Where are those prisoners? Alianna asks. "Just a moment, my guards will be bringing them momentarily."Inquisitor Naomi answers. As they wait, Alianna seems to begin to cast a spell "uthna ellni ra zo, dimension space." Suddenly, a floating space rift appears, and she removes several torturing tools from the space and starts placing them on the table. Alianna's tools appear to be a comprehensive set of specialized instruments, likely used for precision work. The tools include various types of knives, forceps, pliers, scissors, scalpels, and other fine instruments designed for delicate tasks. They are organized neatly on the table, indicating a professional setup. The diversity and arrangement suggest they are used for detailed procedures requiring precision and a range of different tools for specific functions.
After a while, two guards in black rigalia wearing plague masks brought with them two prisoners, one male and the other a female. "Bastard cultist, I swear on my honor as a Harper I will kill you all for all you have done," the female prisoner says. " Wait, Alianna, is that you? Gorion said you died in your encounter with Firkraag; it can't be!! you were the one who killed Commander Jefar. After all Gorion did for you."The male prisoner says. "Hello Durnan, I see you are still the same, still loyal to that weakling," Alianna replies. "Bitch! I will kill you," Durnan says, trying to launch at Aianna, but is subdued by the two guards. "Put them on the chairs," Alianna commands the two guards. The chairs have a bold, rustic design crafted from sturdy, reddish-brown wood with a natural, polished finish. The high backrests are composed of wide wooden slats arranged vertically, providing a commanding presence. The seats are broad and flat, supported by thick, robust armrests on each side. Notably, the chairs are equipped with multiple leather straps and harnesses attached at various points around the backrest, the armrests, and the seat, suggesting it may be designed for restraint or secure seating. The two guards follow the orders and restrain the two prisoners. "Hey Alianna, are you sure you can make the talk? We have tried to get them to talk, but the two still haven't cracked even after three days of continuous torture." The inquisitor says. " Just give me twenty minutes," Aliana says, going to pick up a knife, moving towards the female prisoner, and holding her hand. " So Talen, what's it gonna be your fingers or you tell your lover to start talking. Did you really think I did not know about your relationship?" Alianna says. "Fuck you," Talen replies. Aria responds by holding Talens' left hand and slowly begins cutting her fingers, starting from her pinky finger. Talens screams fill the room, but Alianna continues cutting all of the fingers on her left hand. Before Alianna moves to Talens' right hand, Durnan screams out, "Please, I will talk, just stop please, I am begging you." Durnan replies, "Fine, but if I sense you are lying to me, I will finish with her hands and move to his toes." Aliaana replies. "You are fucking evil, Alianna, but I will talk, just don't hurt Talen. We were given the mission to investigate the Crimson Blood Bhaalspawns, who are Kadan Stormfury, Varyn Ironwolf, Darek Nightfire, Lorcan Mistborn, Riven Shadowwolf, and lastly Aria Von Sindra."Durnan replies. "How did you get these names?"Alianna asks. "We got the info from our spy Raul, whom your men killed before they caught us," Durnan replies. "What do you know about the Crimson Blood bhaalspaws?" Aliaana asks. "Not much, but We know that they are quite different from other bhaalspaws; they have an innate talent in both martial arts and magic, and lastly, they have a different hair color from their parent, normally a crimson red hair color, really that's all we know," Durnan replies. After this, Alianna asks the guard to get them up and take them back to their cell. "There I got the info, I will go report to the Matron, do with them as you wish inquisitor." Alianna replies as she begins leaving the room. Aria begins to return Azu to her cell. On arriving, she returns the vortex spider to her inner world. The scene ends with Aria contemplating the new revelation of her being a crimson blood bhaalspawn.