With no further delays, Meesei, Gallus, and Ri'vashi made their way down to the prison cells. The stronghold had a specialized prison built into it, though ironically, the clan had to carry out the supplies they had been storing in most of the cells in order to make room for their prisoners. The rooms had solid stone construction, with heavy, windowless iron doors. The only opening was a slot near the bottom which opened inwards, and could be used to slide in food without opening the door. 

Meesei led the group to the last door at the end of the hallway, which contained the only prisoner she had not yet interviewed. The impostor, even if she was not the leader, would have to have some knowledge of their goals in order to carry out her sabotage. As such, she was the natural one to begin interrogating first. As soon as Ri'vashi unlocked and opened the door for them, they were met with sobbing from within. As a precaution, the Argonian had her legs and remaining arm shackled with chains designed to hold through a transformation. She, like the other prisoners, had been stripped of all her belongings to prevent them from improvising any tools, but she did not appear to have the will to resist. She had her head hung low, and did not raise it even to look at who was coming to question her. All she did to acknowledge them was to speak breifly between her cries. "It still hurts. It's not there, but it still hurts! I can feel the shackle on my wrist...but it's not there. It's not there." She sobbed. 

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Irenya was not attempting to read too deeply into Fendros' words. Even just the surface of his answer gave her pause to think. She was obviously uncomfortable, but she gave no hint of judgment, positive or negative, from learning that they had not any sort of ceremony. Although, her next response gave much more clarity to her opinion on the matter. "Well...if you are going to have a family, you should really do it properly. Why not have a ceremony to formalize your...love? I am not particularly familiar with the Eight Divines, but I do not believe either kind of ceremony would need to be extravagant. Hircine does not require that we observe such customs, but neither does he forbid it." 

Irenya was touching on a topic that was personal to Fendros and Ahnasha, and while it might not have been her place to insist on such things, it could be seen as a step in the right direction for her. Not only was she now readily acknowledging Ahnasha and Rhazii as Fendros' family, but she was actively encouraging him to formalize that relationship in a ceremony she considered sacred.