He considered her words for a few moments.
"Since when have you become Valor's interrogator?"
A bitter smile twisted her lips. Cassie took a deep breath, then shrugged.
"Since Anvil decided to use me as one, I guess. The situation was... difficult. I don't know how Valor managed to sniff out and capture those spies, but they proved too seasoned and zealous to betray the secrets of their Queen. None of the Memories Valor usually uses to get the truth out of people worked, and their interrogators failed as well. Torturing these people would have been of no use, and so... I guess the King remembered that I can read people's memories. So, I was summoned."
Sunny scowled.
Cassie's Aspect did, indeed, make her a terrifying entity to those who wanted to keep secrets. However, violating the memories of captive people seemed like quite a vile affair, and one ill-suited for the beautiful Song of the Fallen.
The fact that Anvil had forced her to do something so dirty irked Sunny to no end. Not that he thought that Cassie was above doing such vile things... he was pretty sure that she would stop at nothing to achieve her goals, no matter how brutal or distasteful.
It was just that the King of Swords did not know that, so what right did he have to make such a demand of Cassie?
'That bastard. I'll kill him slowly one day.'
Or swiftly, from the shadows, and stabbing him in the back. Either worked.
Cassie, meanwhile, rubbed the bridge of her nose.
"Reading someone's deep memories against their will can be an... intense process, for me. Especially if their mental resilience is high. That was why I had to expend a lot of essence to get the answers Anvil wanted."
She lingered for a few moments, and then suddenly smiled darkly.
"...But that was not the reason why I exhausted it completely."
Sunny walked over and sat on the chair across from her.
"Oh?"
Cassie nodded.
"No. The real reason is that I used that chance to get the answers I myself wanted. Answers about Song and Valor, which might lead us to learn more about the Sovereigns... perhaps even their weakness."
Her smile faltered, then disappeared.
"And I did. Although... it is only a thread. We will need to keep pulling it to find the truth."
Sunny leaned forward a little.
"And what exactly is that thread?"
Cassie hesitated for a few moments, then raised a hand and pulled her blindfold off.
"It... will be easier if I simply show you."
He frowned, considering the implication of her words.
"You mean?"
She nodded.
"Yes. Before, I took a look at your Memories. Now, I will share mine with you, instead. If... if you'll accept them."
Sunny blinked a couple of times, suddenly reluctant to look in her beautiful eyes.
But then, he forced himself to gaze into them deeply.
His lips twisted into a dark smile.
"Sure. Why not?"
In the next moment, Cassie's eyes changed.
But Sunny once again failed to perceive the nature of that change, because he was suddenly pulled into a strange and stunningly vivid memory.