Broken Providence

(25) The Dungeon

"Aleodei!" Claire yelled out after they arrived, "have you seen Belm?" She asked looking around. Aleodei looked at a distance and pointed.

"She should be in the dungeon taking inventory of the new prisoner we've brought." She said adjusting her mask, Claire stared. Aleodei cleared her throat, "would you like to come with me to the dungeon?"
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As Aleodei and Claire walked in silence, prisoners screams called out to them.

"I don't think I've been here before," she said getting closer to Aleodei. "Though I've been in the Infernal prison before... it was terrible,"  Aleodei glanced toward her but said nothing.

"We're almost there Claire," she said as they walked on. They neared a grey door and Aleodei opened it for Claire.

"Paladin, you've arrived" Belm said turning, she gave a small smile when she saw Claire. "Hey Claire, didn't think you'd come," she said. Claire hugged her and whispered something in her ear. Claire giggled and Belm chuckled lightly. Aleodei turned in discomfort, she cleared her throat.

"Where is he?" She said trying to change the topic. Belm smirked and pushed a button on the console behind her. A light appeared and he sat in a chair strapped. Aleodei glanced and kept her eyes on general Purid. He was unconscious still. Claire gasped.

"Who managed to take Purid down?!" She asked with deep wonder and astonishment. Aleodei turned away.

"Paladin did," Belm said with a side eye. Aleodei cleared her throat and scratched her white hair, that was now a little longer than her jaw. Claire marveled. Aleodei nodded and shrugged before she left the room.

Shortly she entered the interrogation room. Purid woke when the door slammed. He struggled against the restraints.

"Who's here?" he asked looking around even with a blind on.

"General of the Infernals Purid," Aleodei stated firmly. Belm and Claire watched from the room next. Aleodei removed his blindfold. Purid squinted in the light but recognized her mask.

"You," he spat grinding his teeth together.

Aleodei trusted in the chains to keep him tied but he was a big man and if he were to get out... well at least it was a good reason to kill him.

"I'm here to interrogate you about the lilac livings," she said touching the stump of his leg with her foot. He winced and whined in pain and glared at her.

"I'm not telling you anything!" He said full of hatred. Aleodei narrowed her eyes. She brought forth a wall of rock that covered the one way glass of the interrogation covering the sight of Claire and Belm.

"We'll see about that,"
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