Hardly, and I've only you to thank for what I do know. And if one course of action doesn't work, there's always another way to go about it.

[Alec offered Seregil a soft smile and then turned his attention to the dresser.]

Their reliance on electric could be a boon, in fact. We may not get anywhere while the locks are being powered, but perhaps cutting the electric would give us a way to open them manually. It's too much to hope that disabling the power would open them for us immediately, but...

[It was just musing while Alec pondered the mechanism, jamming his nails into the openings and tugging, trying to find some leeway for tools. Even if they had to make new kits for this nonsense, figuring a way in seemed the most important first step.]

You didn't happen to find picks in that black market of yours, did you?