Wow, that was really good. I love the imagry at the beginning especially and the way you told the reader what was going on without having it seem out of place.
The one criticizm I have is that I'm not quite clear on what is going on in this line:
'„Layna,” he said simply. She nodded. Truth. She had always been truth.'
Is it her name and her name means truth? Or is it just a word he randomly says?