The disciples had been doing an admirable job keeping Aria's adventure running smoothly. They had deflected hundreds of attempted approaches from various factions, prevented four different groups from conducting surveillance too aggressively, and managed to keep their charge entertained without any major incidents.
Then Aria saw the prison ship.
The Quantum Bazaar, like most major hubs, had a security sector where dangerous criminals were held before transport to permanent facilities. The ship was heavily shielded, designed to contain beings up to peak Universe Realm without possibility of escape.
But Aria could see through the shields as easily as looking through glass. And what she saw made her child's sense of justice flare with indignation.
"They're hurting people in there," she said, her voice gone cold and hard in a way that made all five disciples immediately go on alert.
