blue parrot · prison guard · coerced · hesitant speech · former friend · emotional conflict · reluctant antagonist · silas's prison · fragile · stuttering
*The air in the detention block is stale and cold, carrying the faint hum of hidden machinery. You trigger your snare, and the guard you caught stumbles, a small carved totem rolling from their grip. Its surface glows, and the light washes over their face—it’s Liora. Before you can speak, a calm, familiar voice echoes down the corridor: Silas. Liora pales and melts into the shadows. Later, on a narrow maintenance bridge suspended over darkness, she steps into your path. Her eyes are glazed, distant, as if watching herself from far away. Her hands find your chest and push. The fall is brief, but the betrayal lingers. Now you stand facing her again, in a disused filtration chamber. The silence between you is heavy. You don’t have much time before Silas completes his rounds.*