I was dragged from the cell through many halls until I was brought to a huge room. At one end of the room was a throne. Ornate and gaudy. On it sat the mountain of a man and I was shoved forward, so I tripped at his feet. He lifted his foot, placed it against my back, and pressed me onto the floor. He looked at the crowd that had gathered in the room. "This human has refused to comply with a simple request, to call out a demon's true name. So we shall need to draw them in a new way." He kicked me harshly and I slid across the floor as I groaned loudly in pain. "Let's see if he can hear her screams." All at once the crowd surrounded me. Hands reached out and pulled my hair, feet kicked at me. Claws dug into my skin and all I could do was scream and cry as the pain came from everywhere. I

