Silas' previous actions and words were intentional. It was an attempt of his to gain an advantage in the situation he is in currently.
He knew that he would be in a weaker position as he was the one that came to them. Even though he acted all tough on Natasha, the lady in front it him is different.
Also, he knew that he would in an interrogative position as the lady would be suspicious of him and would try to get any possible information out of him.
It would be strange if she doesn't suspect someone who was able to resist the attempt of Natasha who tried to get into his head. Also, even though Natasha is weak minded as she said, the fact that he forced her to the point that she had to bring him to their base before she can get rid of him is something for her to be curious about.
From what the lady said, Silas understood that Natasha attempt to get into his mind was the first time she tried to use her power. This got him curious as what her power could possibly be.
For now, Silas isn't interested in Natasha but the lady sitting beside him.
From the information he got from Luna, the lady, The Empress, is one of the documented Phenomenals in the country.
Actually, among all the documented Phenomenals in the world, she's one of the strongest and she's also someone with huge influence.
This is thanks to her identity as a Phenomenal and also due to her identity as the daughter of one the country's past senators.
The lady in front of him is the one that runs the underground arena and from the information he got from Luna, she's not into it alone.
The underground arena is a business that's being managed together by the young scions of the most powerful political and extremely wealthy individuals in the country, spearheaded by the lady in front of him, Elizabeth Frederick.
This information answers Silas' question on how the underground arena is still up and running up to now without any hitch. It's only because it's something that's created by the rich to entertain themselves during their leisure time.
This information on the underground arena reminds Silas of how the ancient Romans entertain themselves with gladiator fights.
The situation with the underground arena is almost the exact same thing, if not exactly the same.
The underground arena is exactly hidden as almost anyone can access it but either of two conditions has to be fulfilled first.
The first of the two conditions is that one has to be a Phenomenal, either documented or not. Two, you can access it by paying any amount they stipulates for entry tickets, and this entry tickets prices are not fixed and their prices are also exorbitant. All this information is available on the dark web.
Though almost anyone can gain access, just as Silas said, it's made by the rich for the rich to enjoy themselves.
"The name's Silas," He replied.
Elizabeth nodded when she heard Silas' reply. She made sure to commit the name to memory as she intends to investigate him later.
Though she doesn't know if the name is fake. She wasn't worried as she can use the image of him gotten from the CCTV footage to investigate.
"Silas, since we're on an even foot. I would like to ask you something and you must be completely honest with me," Elizabeth said in a solemn voice.
Silas only smiled in response to what she said.
'To be completely honestly with her? She's definitely joking,' Silas thought to himself.
Elizabeth saw Silas' response and sighed.
"I know that I can't make you unsee what you saw back there. The only way to do that is to silence you completely and you know what that means.
That's something I don't want to do," She said and paused for a brief moment, before continuing,"You said you know about either of the two conditions one has fulfill before gaining access to the underground arena, which means that your someone of status in the country—"
She was cut off shortly by Silas.
"Let cut straight to the chase. If you're going to ask for my identity, then sorry, I can't help you with that. If you're going to ask if I know about people with superpower, actually this is my first time seeing them. If your question is out of the range of what I asked, then you can go ahead," Silas said.
He felt he knew what Elizabeth was trying to do and he wasn't in the mood for it. He had already satisfied his curiosity and he now has a new way to entertain himself, which is by watching Phenomenals fight each other in the arena.
Silas actually feels like leaving but he knew that it would be close to impossible for Elizabeth to allow him to leave without getting what she wants.
Elizabeth felt that Silas was being too difficult when she heard what he said.
'What does he mean by he can't help me if I want to know his identity?' She thought to herself.
She felt that he was attaching to much importance to his identity. Even her who's a Phenomenal doesn't keep her identity as one hidden. At least that's what she would do if there's no policy against it.
She sighed and looked at Silas with her eyes narrowed.
"You know, I have been trying my very best to be nice to you but your attitude is started to get on my nerves. I do not want to be rude to you but you're forcing my hands. You might be confident even after seeing so many Phenomenals but are you really confident on being able to fight off every single one of them," Elizabeth asked, with a cold smile on her face.