A book and many things to do

[Anastasia]

They're empty cells so far. Not much to hide in them by their nature.

[Iron Dragoon]

Ah well, just in the corner out of line of sight of the doorway, then.

[Anastasia]

With that done, you see there are 5 more doors to check on the walls and the door leading on ahead as well.

'This isn't going to get any better,' Dolmaya's voice is tight, 'Atrocities rarely travel alone.'

[Iron Dragoon]

'Yes. Let's at least check them, though. We could get lucky and find one of her torturers and kill them.'

[Anastasia]

The fourth room is a cell. It's mercifully empty.

The fifth room has what looks to be a woman, filthy, curled into the fetal position. She rocks back and forth.

[Iron Dragoon]

'Nothing to be done yet. We'll help them when we deal with this silence. Let's find it.'

[Anastasia]

The sixth room is another cell. Here perhaps two dozen heads are arrayed, each staring at the door. The eyes are gone, utter emptiness within. The mouths move, silent screams unheard.

A moment.

'HELPITHURTSMOTHERMOTHERMOTHERMOTHERMOTHERI'MSORRYCHAUNTEAI'MSORRYI'MSORRYI'MSORRYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA'

Dozens of voices are heard in your mind, screaming at you, uncontrolled.

Mind Blank prevents negative impact here.

[Iron Dragoon]

'This is horrific. But, Chauntea? Emily, don't you have a connection to her through your mother? Do you think a prayer would get through to one of your mothers to be passed on? I shudder to think Shar's placed a curse or the like on them to pass their souls to her if they fully die.'

[Anastasia]

'I've been praying, but I haven't heard a reply,' Emily sends, 'I can try again.'

[Iron Dragoon]

'So she found a way to interfere with it... Let's find the source of the silence. After that we may have to try again. Let's keep moving.'

[Anastasia]

The seventh room is empty.

The last cell before the passage ahead is also, mercifully, empty.

[Iron Dragoon]

'Well, let's get through this.'

Alyssa moves to check the door to the next passage.

[Anastasia]

The door's not locked - it's solid wood and can be opened.

[Iron Dragoon]

Alyssa opens it, Life-Drinker at the ready.

[Anastasia]

Within is a large room. A room with rack and chains, spikes and whips. Devices strange and twisted, a pit with hot coals and another with ice that lets out a semi transparent steam that quickly fades away as it rises up. Shelves with devices on them - some obvious things like blades or corkscrews, others beyond your learning to identify.