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Promethei had ... well, opinions on hostage situations like this. He figured there was a fairer move in just killing them where they stood, especially if they weren't open to the idea of purification. Keeping people behind locked cages and badgering them had been proven to get confessions that were mostly just what the accuser wanted to hear from the accused. He could see it as a taunt to draw someone else out, but did they know what they would do if they successfully drew them out?

Barter, maybe? Perhaps for control back of some part of the city? Wouldn't that be nice...

He'd barter for his university to be left alone.

Promethei had a card in his back pocket, though, which might be able to help them in the information-gathering category. This Aelius--Heliodor, which now that he saw him, he could relate to the Order Database's entry on him--already looked exhausted. Promethei doubted he was a welcomed face if Aelius was even seeing him. Just another one, with more thoughts, more theories, and more threats perhaps...

He fiddled with the rope his knight's weapon hung.

"Aelius, is it?" Promethei wanted to start on a nicer foot, at least. Perhaps he could ease Aelius into talking instead of forcing it out of his lips. "Hemitrope. Wish we were meeting under better circumstances than this."