The night they were caught in their attempt to escape, Aaron was punished by hours of whipping. Monika did not get any, because the queen did not want her to look like a victim at the trial the next day. Instead, she spent the night holding her ears, listening to the sounds of whip in the cell next to hers.
The dawn was nigh when the whipping stopped, and the guards left. Monika was trying to call out Aaron, but he wasn't answering.
The hour of the trial was approaching. Monika nervously walked in her cell. She knew what's coming. She knew that her days are over, that she will face the judging eyes of hundreds of demons and that this event is a historical one for the entire Hell.
Lela came. Her eyes were wet in tears.
- Monika... I'm so sorry...
- It's alright. We tried
