Drip. Drip. Drip.
The sound of water dripping was the only sound that could be heard from the stone cell. A girl was huddled up against the wall. When she shifted, she could hear her chains. Her shirt had two big slits on the back. She heard footsteps and lifted her head. The large door opened to reveal two guards and a familiar face. The guards were heavily armored. The man in the middle had a bird mask on his face, so his face was hidden. On his belt he had a large war-hammer. The large man walked over to her and knelt down. He undid the chains, tied her hands together, and took her arm to help her stand up.
"Come on. You have to go to your new holding place."
Setsuna nodded and obediently followed. He lead the way while the other two guards followed close behind. They walked outside. The light of day almost blinded her. The light revealed that he had large brown wings on his back. They walked to the edge of the cliff. Everything beyond was thick forest and blue sky.
"Release your wings Setsuna. Don't try to escape." She obeyed and a pair of large white wings appeared on her back. They all took off into the air. The quite flight lasted about 5 minutes, then they spotted another cliff. They headed for it and landed in front of a large tower.
"Come on, follow me." They all walked inside the large tower and started up a long flight of stairs. Finally, they arrived at a steel door with a little window on it. The man opened it and lead her inside. The guards followed her inside. It was a large, empty room with nothing but a long window at the other end, which let a stream of light in. Setsuna followed him to the other end. She turned around and he undid the rope around her wrists so she could move freely. He took out a little red collar with four hooks on it. He put it around her neck and secured it.
"This is the security collar you have to wear." She felt a slight shock, and her wings retracted.
"The collar restricts you from releasing your wings." He turned to the guards. "Can you leave? We'll be fine."
The guards hesitated, but turned around and left. He looked out the long window. "They say that this window is put here so you can stare out at the execution site and think of what you've done as you wait your you're final days. Load of bull..." Setsuna didn't reply, but sat against the wall silently. He knelt down in front of her with a soft look in his eyes and put his hands on her shoulders. Setsuna looked up at him.
"By now, you must know why you were captured and sent here." Setsuna nodded. He sighed and frowned.
"Personally, I don't believe you deserve this fate. They exiled you. They have no right to do what they are doing."
Setsuna actually spoke up. "I know, Jed. It doesn't have anything to do with you. I don't believe you would do something like this. You were the only one here who actually cared about me. You're like a father to me."
Jed smiled and gave her a hug.
"That's why I'm sorry about all this. It's not like I want to see you die." He stood up and walked to the door. He gave her one last sympathetic look, then left.