Not much to say today, been running in circles since yesterday…sigh.
Chapter 27--Punishment
Deirdre's grip tightened on his ankle and she began to drag him towards her despite his desperate struggles. Once he was close enough she punched him viciously in the stomach. The blow drove the breath from his body. She stood, looking down at him.
Legolas was curled into a ball, clutching at his stomach and gasping for breath. Blackness danced in his vision as he fought to stay conscious.
Deirdre seized Legolas by the hair and dragged him to his feet. "I am going to hurt you, badly, for that little attempt," she warned. She hit him in the jaw, sending him back to the floor then kicked him viciously in the small of his back. She dragged him to his feet once more. "I will make sure you never leave here, Legolas. I will see you dead first," she snarled. She flung Legolas across the room hard.
Legolas slammed into the wall then fell to the floor, dazed. He saw Deirdre come towards him with a dagger.
Deirdre straddled Legolas and pinned him down. She laid the flat of the dagger blade against his cheek. "Shall I cut off the tip of one of your ears or perhaps take one of your eyes?" she purred. "No, why mar such beauty. I have a different plan." She rose, pulling Legolas to his feet and dragging him out of the suite. They went down several flights of stairs into a dungeon!
Legolas tried to pull back, but Deirdre dragged him forward despite it. They entered a torture chamber. A burly woman waited there. "Good evening, Tessa. I brought you a new subject. My consort needs a lesson about escape attempts," Deirdre said.
"Of course, my Queen and I will not mar him, I swear," Tessa said. She seized Legolas's arm as Deirdre released him. She dragged Legolas to the wall and chained him securely to it, feet apart and hands at shoulder level.
"I leave him in your capable hands. I will return for him later," Deirdre said and left.
Tessa studied Legolas. "Too bad I cannot permanently damage you. It limits my options somewhat, but I will think of something," she said. She moved over to a fire pit and withdrew a red-hot poker from the coals. "Hmm, this will be a good start." She walked back and held the poker close to Legolas's face, so he could feel the heat. Suddenly she pressed the poker to his chest.
It sizzled and Legolas could feel his skin burning. The smell was sickening, but Legolas fought against a scream.
Tessa kept applying the poker until it was cool then returned it to the coals. "You are strong. I like it when they are strong," she said.
Legolas panted, trying to force away the pain.
Tessa moved in again and studied his hands then grinned. She began to break his fingers one by one. She watched his face intently as she did so, watching for a reaction. She was disappointed when he kept from screaming, but she seemed pleased also. She nodded and went over to a table and began rummaging about. She returned with a basket of bone needles and began jabbing them into his skin.
It hurt though not near as much as it had when she'd broke his fingers. Suddenly agony tore through him and this time he did scream as flame seemed to shoot through his body. He twisted in his bonds as the pain increased.
Tessa held up one of the needles to reveal some kind of liquid. "The poison will not kill, but it will make you wish you were dead. I will be back in an hour or two," Tessa said and left.
Legolas thrashed uselessly against his bonds as screams were wrenched from him, even though he tried to keep them in. Finally the pain from the poison, the burns and the broken fingers were too much for Legolas to bear and he fainted. His final prayer was that he wouldn't wake up.
*Meanwhile*
Jaisia and Kendra were making their way through the rarely used halls to find the way into the castle proper, leaving the lone guard in the cell after Jaisia had killed him.
"Hold on, little brother. Soon you will be free and we can go home," Jaisia whispered…..
I'm not great at torture scenes. I don't get really vivid..hope this was okay…R/R please!!
