"Is it ready Daniel? Because I am," Adria said as she came into the dark room, her mother and the two guards from before behind her. Daniel, his back sore from tension, turned.
"Yes, Oracle. It is ready."
Adria smirked at him. "You will wait outside the door."
Daniel nodded. "Yes, Oracle." And he walked out the door to wait.
XxXxX
Vala's mind had been working furiously, trying to figure out what her daughter would possibly do to her and then she walked into that small, dark room and blanched. A rack? she thought desperately. You've got to be kidding…
Once the Prior was out of the room, the guards pulled her to the table and threw her on top. She struggled, of course, but they easily tied her arms and legs to the ends. Gritting her teeth, Vala hissed,
"I'm your mother, Adria!"
Adria turned away. "Believe me, mother. I do not want to be doing this to you. But even more so do I not want you to be eternally lost from true salvation."
"Great way to convince me, I'm completely understanding now!" Vala barked. Adria looked back to her sharply.
"Sarcasm is a sin," she whispered, and then turned back away. "Go ahead," she told the guards.
XxXxX
Only a few moments after Daniel took his position outside the door did the screams start. At the first one, he almost dropped his staff he winced so horribly. As they continued, it took all of his self-control to keep him from doing anything he would regret. So he stood rigidly at the door, his hand turning deathly white on his staff, waiting for it to end for the day.
XxXxX
After about five minutes of Vala pleading through screams, Adria couldn't take it anymore.
"Stop," she commanded. "That's enough for now."
The guards loosed Vala's bounds and she curled, closing her eyes and rubbing her wrists to restart the circulation. Adria watched her for a while, her heart heavy.
"I'm sorry, Mother," she whispered. Vala only grunted.
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