Estinien speaks up, his voice low and rough with exhaustion and repeated blows to the face. With Jake keeping an eye on things, it will have been obvious to him that Estinien is one of the trouble makers, having been on the receiving end of the guard's aggression more than a few times. At first, it was because he would do everything in his power to slip their hold, but now it just seems to happen out of habit.
One of his eyes is blackened as he sits around the fire. For a change of pace, he only has his ankle bound by one of the whips. Several paces away, one of the soldiers holds the other end of it, chattering with their comrades.
"Captives taken and offered to their gods as brainwashed slaves."
III
Estinien speaks up, his voice low and rough with exhaustion and repeated blows to the face. With Jake keeping an eye on things, it will have been obvious to him that Estinien is one of the trouble makers, having been on the receiving end of the guard's aggression more than a few times. At first, it was because he would do everything in his power to slip their hold, but now it just seems to happen out of habit.
One of his eyes is blackened as he sits around the fire. For a change of pace, he only has his ankle bound by one of the whips. Several paces away, one of the soldiers holds the other end of it, chattering with their comrades.
"Captives taken and offered to their gods as brainwashed slaves."