Bertrada wanted to get rid of Adam as soon as possible, he annoyed her, and to do so, she had to play by the rules and check his past. It was a standard security measure that had paid off several times.
However, Bertrada could not have expected Adam to use this technique against her. No one had ever dared to be so brazen before. He acted quickly and decisively, so Bertrada did not even have time to react when Adam closed his eyes and delved into her past.
Sure, the mirror's purpose was not to show everything about another person's past, but rather the most important or tragic moments.
In Adam's case, the mirror chose the day he became the Phantom, when he killed the Silver Weaver in a fight for his life.
"Let's see what you're afraid of, Bertrada."
For a moment, a multitude of fragments — memories, surrounded Adam as he noticed familiar places in some of them.
He saw fragments of an island, a dark sea, and a majestic spire glowing with bright energy.
