Chapter 6 – Protection of InnocenceDamp, terrified and cold, she felt the crudely cut rock pierce her flesh. She tried pushing herself up with her hands but no strength was left. She couldn't even move them into a position to push. She couldn't feel her legs, then again she couldn't feel much of her body. Her face was swollen to the point where she couldn't see. Even her stomach gnawed at her from what she knew was the days spent hungry.
She wished for the t*****e to end. Her spirit was fading. The retaliation from before couldn't last much longer, just like her body. She was weak. She was starved and forgotten in the prison of rock. The only release she could see was death. She wanted anything else but what she felt. Yet this small, weakening voice pressed her to go on. It told her that
