"It doesn't work like that."
"What do you mean? Come on, now reveal some of your goodies too."
"You are a weird kid," she said, not amused by his wordplay. "It's an hidden Mana spell. It can't be broken until the caster manipulates one strong emotion in the captive with the host mana to compel him to answer three questions, which the captive cannot lie to, no matter what."
"Three questions? You asked me just one."
"It wasn't time yet. The emotion was not powerful enough. The spell needs to mature and spread all over the captive's body first. You figured it out too early, and I had to make do with what I had."
"If you had believed me from the start, we wouldn't be in this mess."
"I am fighting a war, kid. I don't have time for being wishy-washy here. You are a murderer, whatever the reason. The punishment I gave you was too light for your crimes."
