The master of the inquisitive arts motioned for Namor to follow his hand as he pointed to different instrument. "You see, Sire, we really have two different ways of attacking a subject. Physically harming them, or attacking the nervous system. It's generally considered best to go for the nervous system. While it doesn't actually do any permanent damage to a subject it does cause a great more pain." It was obvious that the torture chamber worker was somewhat proud of his work.
The king gave a smile slight nod. He was impressed. He stared across at the three trapped people and smiled. It was like waiting on a puppet show to start. First the strings had to be glued on. "Attack the boy first. I want to see him squirm a little." This would be fun.
The servant moved over to a device and selected Alex. He switched the machine on and immediately started filling the boy's body with immense pain. If he wasn't awake before he certainly was now. "Answer the question! I can always increase the volume."