Lady Aluriel sighed, and looked disappointed. "And here I had hoped you might see reason. It's going to happen, either way, but if you insist on being stubborn, I have no choice but to keep you bound, until it comes time." She looked at her guards. "Bind them, and take them to separate rooms. Maybe they'll be a little more pliable when they're not together," she said, smiling at Illania, specifically.<br/><br/>In short order, the guards would have them hustled up to comfortable-looking guestrooms, bound and gagged to beds in different rooms. left there alone for the rest of the night, though they'd be awakened every couple of hours, like before.<br/><br/>In the morning, at dawn, Aluriel would visit them, starting with Illania. She'd sit by the side of the bed, and remove the gag, gently stroking the woman's hair. "How are you feeling, dear?" she asked.