Female Novel
Chapter 87
As my hands were Lowered from the posts | stifled a scream, moving was unthinkable. | partly walked and partly was draggedback down the ramp.
Hands held me under my arms. | just prayed they wouldn’t touch my back.
The hands supporting me dropped me into a kneeling position on a pad. | sat there dazed, as the tears and snot were cleanedoff my face. My whole body was wet with sweat and they also attempted to clean some of that.
| heard Rose’s voice in my mind and | tried to regain some composure through breathing. It worked somewhat. The pain was stillnear unbearable, but at Least | could focus on what was going on around me.
| heard Master Damien call my name and | looked blearily up at him. He was standing several feet away looking imposing withhis arms crossed.
All | could think was how grateful | was to him for stopping the General.“Yes, Master Damien,” | croaked out. My voice was hoarse and cracked.“Come here, Ciara,” he ordered.
It took a minute to organize my limbs, but with some assistance | got up and took three shaky steps toward him. | came to rest infront of him. lere those difficult steps Ciara?” he asked me.
“No, Master Damien,” | said.
“Were the nine lashes you took to your back difficult?” he asked looking at me pointedly.
| didn’t have to think about that at all, “Yes, Master Damien.”
“Next time | tell you to come to me, | suggest you just take the steps toward me and not the lash. Do you understand?” he asked.“Yes, Master Damien.”
| knew I'd take the lashing again, I'd do it for my friend. There was absolutely no way | was going to tell Master Damien thatthough.
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Master Evan Laid my kneeling place down and | sank back into it. Master Kein put a jug of water to my lips and | drank. OtherWarriors wandered over and stood talking to my owners. | stayed silent and tried to steady my breathing.
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Several of the Warriors had laid money on when | would start making noise. A lot of them had lost their bets. After watching me atthe posts they thought | would have cried out sooner. I'd have to give Rose credit for that.
When the Warriors with slaves cameover the slaves knelt in front of me.The ones | knew to pry handsi We
V said@nythin “ Rose came overand laid her cheek on mine. SheLooked Like she had been crying, so |hugged her. We sat like that until herowners took her away. The content ison NovelDrama.Org! Read the latestchapter there!
The fire in my back had muted somewhat to a dull burn and an ache.Absently, | wondered if the marks would scar or if | was bleeding.
Without thinking | turned my head tolook at my back. The movementre-ignited the fire over@ne @ide Sht |flinghedNelanting at the shoulder |could see thin Lines of blood. Someof the slashes had left shallow openwounds. The content is onNovelDrama.Org! Read the latestchapter there!
They had marked me and | wouldscar. Honestly, | was in too nahpain to give i mughyirlote-tholg ttharrthat (just stared at the dirt infront of me and tried to escape thepain. The content is onNovelDrama.Org! Read the latestchapter there!