"It would indeed be possible for me to do such a thing." Nanna May readily admitted with a nod as she idly watched the Steel Defender pass by and head into the basement, an amused expression on her face as the construct descended the stairs to begin its investigation. "But it wasn't the case this time. Make no mistake, poppet, the sway I held over them was entirely mundane and the evil they committed was entirely their own. When the hunter came to ask their business, I merely instructed them to deal with the man as they saw fit... which they did."

"Don't listen to that bitch!" The one-armed cultist exclaimed angrily. "She's lying! She had us all under her spell!"

"It's... true..." The severely beaten cultist chimed in with pained desperation. "Never... would've... done those things... willingly... The hag... The hag made us do it..."

However, Arkisz's insight would inform him that Nanna May spoke the truth and the cultists were lying to live.

Before anymore could be said, several loud clangs could be heard from the basement. Nanna May then let out a wicked cackle, her face now adorned with an expression of sublime schadenfreude. "Oh yes, send your big clumsy contraption that clearly isn't built for investigation to go investigate something. What could possibly go wrong?" Nanna May jeered before letting loose another mocking cackle as more clangs echoed up from the basement. "I suggest you call off that bumbling brute of yours before it breaks something. Some of the more valuable goodies are also quite fragile."