The woman waited a bit before nodding and stepping forward to open the cell.  Her two companions quickly rushed into the room, not wanting to give Lina a chance to reconsider before placing a leather collar around her neck, a short chain trailing off of it into the robed figure's hand.  As soon as she was collared, the other one unlocked the chains holding her to the floor, though the manacles and fetters were still securely in place.  As soon as she was free, the leader started going through the halls, followed closely by her companions and Lina, passing through several doors - all securely locked, and re-locked as soon as they were through - until they reached a room that looked like some sinister wizard's laboratory.  Inside was a balding man, in his forties or so, occupied with writing in a large tome.  He looked up at the group as they entered, smiling when he saw Lina.  "Ah, she's awake, is she?  Well, I'm sure you've got plenty of questions, but first we need to have you prepared.  We use several magical tattoos here to keep track of our captives, you see," he began to explain as Lina was brought to a large wooden table with several conspicuous leather straps bolted to it, "so before we let you loose in the arena, I'll need to place them on you.  Don't worry, we'll remove them when you're freed, but until then they do two things.  One, they allow us to scry on you very easily, and teleport directly to your location, bypassing minor wards against such spells.  Two, they cause any damage you inflict with weapons and spells to become mostly harmless against others who have the same tattoos.  They'll still hurt, and the spell draws upon your energy to prevent damage to yourself, but it will mean you'll be knocked unconscious instead of killed if you lose a fight."<br/><br/>As soon as he finished explaining, the robed woman spoke up again.  "Since you've been agreeable thus far, I'll give you the option to take the tattoos without being strapped down.  Lie on your back on the table if you're willing to have the marks placed on you without a fight."