As my hands were Lowered from the posts I stifled a scream, moving was unthinkable. I partly walked and partly was dragged back down the ramp.

Hands held me under my arms. I just prayed they wouldn’t touch my back.

The hands supporting me dropped me into a kneeling position on a pad. I sat there dazed, as the tears and snot were cleaned off my face. My whole body was wet with sweat and they also attempted to clean some of that.

I heard Rose’s voice in my mind and I tried to regain some composure through breathing. It worked somewhat. The pain was still near unbearable, but at Least I could focus on what was going on around me.

I heard Master Damien call my name and I looked blearily up at him. He was standing several feet away looking imposing with his arms crossed.

All I could think was how grateful I was to him for stopping the General.

“Yes, Master Damien,” I croaked out. My voice was hoarse and cracked.

here, Ciara,”

minute to organize my limbs, but with some assistance I got up and took three shaky steps toward him. I came to rest in front of him. lere those difficult steps Ciara?” he asked

Damien,” I

you took to your back difficult?”

think about that at all,

just take the steps toward me and not the lash. Do you

“Yes, Master Damien.”

There was absolutely no way I was going to

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