The manacles were tight and well-made, and despite all of Lina's attempts it was impossible to pull free of them.  Several hours later, she heard a door slowly open, the first sound beyond the flickering torch and her own chains she had heard since waking up.  Several pairs of footsteps followed, until a trio of robed figures stopped in front of her cell, each with a hood pulled up to hide their features.  One of them, presumably a leader thanks to the far more intricate decorations on the robe, spoke up as they looked into Lina's cell.  "Well, it looks like one of our new guests is awake," the figure said in a distinctly feminine voice.  "I'm sure you have all manner of questions for us.  Don't worry, you and your friend will both be taken care of... we don't want anything unfortunate happening to our new competitors, after all," she continued.