When the door was<em>knocked</em>on, Lina spun around, and almost stared at it in wariness. Who in their right mind would<em>knock</em>in a place like this. But when the human opened the door...she resisted the urge to jump for the door, but choked it back. Even if she got out the door, she couldn't abandon Illaria. Besides, there were all the<em>other</em>doors that would block her from escaping, too. And the tattoos. She took a deep breath, then let it out before asking, calmly. "Let me guess...part of your own attempt to buy your freedom? And do you know if I can get a key to let my sister actually move around a bit?"<br/><br/>She was suppressing the impulse to be suspicious of everyone, and eyed the food in a bit of dismay. That was...a bit more meat than she was used to. Then a sudden thought struck her. "Who is this...Mistress?"