"Markus is immature, but perhaps not as malicious as he seems, much to his own displeasure," Brinley observes coolly, though these are, of course, simply her own opinions on the matter. Anyway, her inquiry towards Katherine had not been entirely in regards to her relationship with her guard. Rather, she is concerned about Katherine's feelings regarding the recent attack on her sister. It should be enough to unsettle her, after all, even if she will likely deny it and feign complete calm in this situation. After all, Brinley has been doing that since she was a child- it is simply that she has feigned it for so long that a naturally calm and detached mindset has become part of her, like a lie told so many times it seems slightly less false.
"Anyway, please keep in mind that you are not to take part in the interrogation," the guard comments cautiously, not wanting to imply that Katherine does not have the self control to avoid such actions- she just wants to ensure that she doesn't act on the inevitable desire to inflict mental torture on the man who is thrown over Brinley's shoulder like a sack of flour or a pillow. They continue down the hallway, and enter an elevator which will take them down to the second bunker- there are two, one for safety and the other for prisoner containment and interrogation. The young woman's eye is scanned by a small device after she taps in a code, known by the guard team and the royals, and soon the elevator is lowering down. This process is required to go to the prisoner bunker- further security measures are taken for the one meant to ensure the safety of the important persons in the household. Only core guards and royals can go down to that bunker, and it also requires a vocal code and fingerprint scan.
The elevator ride is surprisingly quick, despite the depth into the ground that the bunker lies, and soon the duo are able to step out, and from there can walk to the interrogation room, which has been prepared by guards sent down previously.