Larel smiled and entered the room taking a seat against the wall leaning his sword against his torso as he watched Mera enter the room.
He arched his brow since she seemed distracted by something, when Hotaru spoke to her he looked between the two of them ruffling his hair seeing Mera was annoyed by something. He wanted to ask what it was but it seemed she was finished talking and Mera did answer the question for the most part which was something at least.
He looked back at Hotaru as she spoke and shrugged before going into his story.
"Alright so I was ordered to assassin someone who would be viewing the show and-"
Larel's words were cut off as a darkness filled the area, one similar to the earlier which pulled Mera in.
However this time Hotaru was pulled into the darkness as well the walls of the building seeming to vanish as the Spectator manifested once more more with Alari staring ahead and Zenmaru standing next to him.
Larel who wasn't pulled in looked around the room seeing Hotaru and Mera had vanished.
"Hey where did you two-" Larel started but was cut off as Zenmaru snapped her fingers, his eyes going blank as he fell to the floor his eyes closing as he fell asleep.
Zenmaru smiled and glanced back in his direction her eyes landing on Hotaru and Mera before she turned back around.
The Spectator mask seemed to slightly move noticing the two were in her domain but yet again she paid them no mind and returned her attention to Alari and Zenmaru.
"Fallen King and Fallen Queen we are pleased to see you."
"Good to see you too Spectator Daana-sama informed me you were here. I assume you want something of us as you generally avoid speech."
"Only questions Fallen Queen," The Spectator responded. 
"Well you know Fallen King here won't answer all of them because of the curse so choose them wisely," Zenmaru said shrugging.
"The Curse of Lost Voices...that is the one you speak of correct."
Alari adjusted his glasses his eyes twitching as he wanted nothing more than this conversation to end so the Spectator would leave, he hated how their voices echoed in this realm it made it seem as if the two were constantly around him.
"Yeah that one," Zenmaru said looking over at Alari. "Put it on both of us just to keep his dirty little secrets, kind of extreme if you ask me."
"You have a habit of saying the wrong thing at the right time, I'm making sure that doesn't happen," Alari responded looking over at her.
The Spectator snapped her fingers causing it to resonate within the entire darkness, as it did a white orb floated next to her before expanding outwards revealing two silhouettes in it with one holding their throat and the other pointing at them.
"The Curse of Lost Voices," the Spectator said. "A curse that forbids another from speaking words the caster has not said themselves. It is an old forgotten curse with even it's history known to very few. Your act in casting this on yourself along with the Fallen Queen is fascinating Fallen King yet also foolish."
Alari made a fist as his shoulders tensed but he took a deep breath opening his hand and calming down as he looked back up at the Spectator.
"I did what I had to do," he said simply. "I accept the consequences for my actions."
"Well it wouldn't have been so bad if you kept your distance from the three of them," Zenmaru said motioning with her thumb backwards. "It's only a problem if they find out what happens, then you have to explain it and the moment you do I can."
"Then you'd share it with Larel which I can't let happen," he said glaring at her. "Be grateful I didn't curse your entire speech."
"Well I'm sorry I want to be honest with the poor kid, I'm just going to let him know everything he's done is merely an orchestrated show and this his life is essentially meaningless and has been guided from the shadows for over a decade."
"...yet you wonder why I've stopped you from talking. Not everything has been controlled, he found Mera and Hotaru on his own...and I'm very happy he did. Some of his life were his own choices, it's because you twist the truth I have to take these precautions"

Zenmaru just shook her head at this and the Spectator caused the light to vanish before pointing her finger at Alari.
"Fallen King you proceed to the north where most of The Child's enemies wait, you are willingly walking into danger. Is this the will of The Crimson Maiden, The Night Child or your own judgment."
"I think it's all three personally," Zenmaru said shrugging before looking at Alari. "The Night Child's Hotaru right?"
The Spectator spoke before Alari had a chance to comment causing him to look back at her once again.
"We are curious why you are permitting yourself hope when only despair awaits you. The Child will learn the truth, become aware of your role and The Fallen Queen will gain control as he is filled with turmoil and hatred for you. This is the way it shall be, you know this yet you fight for her reign. Only one Monarch is permitted to rule and your time is ending Fallen King. Your futility in this struggle is apparent yet you still pursue it. We wish to know why you are fighting against it."
Zenmaru looked over at Alari as he gaze fell to the ground, he clinched his hakama with both hands and he felt his heart sink as those words were spoken to him, especially the truth within them.
"You know why I'm doing this Spectator," Alari said rubbing the bracelet on his wrist.
"We understand...we only wish to hear it from you Fallen King."
"Why?"
The Spectator's attention moved the side and the darkness seemed to flicker between the real world and the other reality for a moment.
"...it seems my companion has located me...I must depart...we will speak again in the future,"
Zenmaru reached over and grabbed Alari's arm at this and turned him around forcing him to look at Hotaru and Mera before she held her hand out towards them.
"Of course you have plenty of explaining to do now," she said grinning at him.
Alari's eyes slowly widened as a combination of shock and horror slowly spread across his face as he realized what just happened, right before the darkness vanished separating the group back into their rooms.
The moment they were free Larel quickly sat up gripping his sides as he started laughing Zenmaru's voice coming out of him.
"Ahahahahah that look on his face was the best," she said. "Oh I can't wait to see what he does now, this is great. Things were boring there for a second I got worried."

Alari sat in his room his gaze on the ceiling, he fell to his knees as he gripped his head the shock still affecting him, his whole body shivered as he started to wonder if Mera had been there originally. 
There was a good chance she was, he did find her shortly afterwards but there was a chance she wasn't.
Hundreds of options poured through his skull but none of them made any sense, he didn't want to lie to them but he couldn't tell the truth either, and they had seen all of that.
"This is bad..."