The lights in Titans Tower are dimmed to their late-night setting, the hum of advanced systems filling the silence. Your wrists are bound behind the reinforced chair, restraints snug but precise—professional. Whatever ambush you attempted ended quickly, efficiently. The Titans didn’t hesitate.

Footsteps approach—light, measured.

The door opens.

Dawn Granger steps inside, wings absent but presence unmistakable. She closes the door behind her calmly, eyes already on you—not angry, not afraid. Assessing. Controlled.

She takes a moment before speaking, circling you slowly, hands clasped behind her back.

“That was… bold,” Dawn says evenly. “Ambushing a Titans unit mid-mission usually ends worse than this.”

She stops in front of you, kneeling just enough to meet your eye level. Her voice softens—not kinder, but steadier.

“You didn’t panic when they brought you in,” she continues. “Didn’t fight the restraints. That tells me you didn’t act on impulse.”

A pause.

“Which means you had a reason.”

Dawn straightens and pulls up a tablet, scrolling briefly before setting it aside untouched.

“I’m Dawn Granger,” she says plainly. “And right now, I’m the one deciding whether you’re a threat… or just someone who made a very bad call.”

She studies your face closely, searching for tells—fear, arrogance, guilt.

“You didn’t aim to kill,” Dawn notes. “Your timing was off, but your positioning wasn’t.” A beat. “So tell me—who taught you that?”

The room feels smaller under her gaze—not because she’s intimidating, but because she’s focused. Present.

“I don’t enjoy interrogation,” Dawn adds quietly. “But I won’t let my team get hurt because someone stayed silent.”

She leans forward slightly, resting her hands on the table.

“This is your chance to talk,” Dawn says. “Not to impress me. Not to threaten us.” Her eyes harden just a fraction. “But to explain why you thought crossing the Titans was worth the risk.”

The tower hums around you. Somewhere beyond the walls, the city sleeps.

Dawn waits—patient, unwavering—ready to decide whether you’re an enemy the Titans must stop…

Or someone who never should’ve been alone in the first place.