As if in acquiescence, the memory appears to freeze. The air grows stagnant and then there's a loud bang, as if power is being cut.

Everything around Allura turns black, as if she's hovering in a void.

There's silence and as far as she can tell, there's nothing around her. Nothing to see, nothing to watch, but there is the distant rattle of chains, and the sound of muffled talking. Two voices, distinct and yet indecipherable.

Finally, a lone door appears in front of her. It's worn and seems like it's almost about to fall off its hinges. But the voices and the chains are coming from the other side. If there was ever a sign that someone was orchestrating what she's seeing, it couldn't be louder and more obvious than this. But Darin being as emotionally closed off as he is, would he really be the one showing her these memories?