Chapter 19
The loud knocking stops her from drifting off to sleep. Knowing she was the only one awake she had to check the door. So, trying carefully, she moves Libba of her body and to the side. Still Libba woke up, Raelle had the feeling that she was only content with sleep while listening to her heartbeat.
“where are you going”.
“there someone at the door, right will be right back”.
Raelle leans over and kisses Libba on the forehead. Before climbing out of bed. She walked over to the door, not really caring about her getting dress. Libba even in her tried state watched her.
As she opened the door, Libba close her eyes to the bright light. Of the corridor. All she could hear was Raelle saying ‘Izadora’.
“I need to speak with you know, I know it late, but this is important”.
She rubbed her tired eyes. Great other long night.
“may I get dressed, first”.
“you may”.
With that Raelle closed the door behind her. It was time to give some of her secrets up. Nicta would be jealous of them. Seeing that she would be staying up late she started grabbing her clothes and getting changed.
“what are you doing”.
“it would seem that Izadora, needs words with me”.
Libba didn’t ask any more questions just climbed out of bed and started to get dressed herself.
“what are you doing?”
“coming with, and you don’t have a choose, so just go with it”.
With a smile of her face there both got dress and put away their clothes in the top draw for later use. Raelle opens the door once again this time fully dressed, with Libba by her side. Both of them step out.
“follow, I have some question for both of you”.
With that all three of them head downstairs. And headed of into the back rooms.
It was the furthest office on the ground floor.
Once inside the room, Izadora walked around her desk placing her folders down. And turning on the tea pot. That was right behind her desk. Both Raelle and Libba both sit down on the sit the was in front of the desk.
“I have spoken with Alder. She believes that you Raelle has something to do with the attack on Quartermain. And Scylla breaking out of her cell”.
“you speak like you don’t care”.
That made Izadora stops, after a second she continued to make her drink before sitting down behind her desk. All this in silence.
“so, tell me is it true”.
“that you don’t care, it would seem that way” she quickly fired back.
“I do care, I was told my daughter was dead. Only to found out that she was taking prisoner by the same people I use to trust deeply”.
“well, your action is speaking louder.”
She didn’t speak she just raised her brow and took a sip of her tea.
Knowing that she was outed she had only one way to go, tell the truth and show them the horror that had plagued her all day.
“yes, want you say is true. I took out Quarterman and freed Scylla.”
“ok, then I need to take you in. I will contact Alder and inform her with this. We could have gone a different way if you came to me”.
“really, if I came to with, ‘Scylla is Ex-spree. She gave all the information she had and gave it to the military. And she stayed in contact with them because someone wants me, and she wanted to find out who. Because of that, my stupid unit mate saw her communicating with them and she was arrested’. Would you have been like let’s get her. Or would you have done nothing. Like know”.
While talking she had gotten up pushed back her chair and paced a little around the room. All this time Libba has stay quite just watching on. She moved away form them to the left side of the room and placed her hand against the wall. Her anger was getting the best of her.
“I have more questions”. Completing side stepping want Raelle had said.
She rests her forehead against the wall as Izadora ask Libba a few questions. She had slowly zoned out. Thinking about what happened to Scylla. Thinking maybe it would happen to her.
She finally come back to herself with Libba speaking loudly towards Izadora.
“she didn’t do anything wrong, Sargent”.
“she attacked Quartermain” Izadora voice getting louder.
Raelle knows this was going to happen. Other person blaming her for something she didn’t do, yes, she injured Quartermain, but she had her reasons. The only way to stop any of this she had to show them what happened. So that want she does.
“I can show you both what happened inside Scylla cell”.
It cut into the argument Izadora and Libba was having. Both of them looked over to her. Without waiting for them to answer her she continued.
“when I recused Scylla, I know that we couldn’t get her out without activating a trap. I had my guesses who was behind this. So, I removed Scylla from the cell, and I waited. I know as soon as Quartermain walked in, it was a trap. So, I worked fast. I used low seed, I call ‘convincing’. And forced her to chain herself, she put up a fight, the side effect of which is. Her being in a coma for a few days. Once she wakes and she will have a headache for a while.”
She sat down on the chair, know looking at her hands.
“I have a unique way of getting into somehow head, without using the common method. It requires an injury. The body naturally open itself up to being heal, which get me the in. Once in I can see all the memories I want. I saw want she did, to Scylla. And I which I didn’t, but I needed to know. After that I allowed a fraction of my anger to come out and I stab her, again knowing that someone was close by. Then I left with Scylla.”
“let’s see it, Raelle”.
She wasn’t sure who said that but, with a reluctantly sigh she got back up and walked over to them.
“give me one of your hands.”
Libba grabs her left hand, with some hesitation Izadora grab her right.
“don’t force anything, allow it flow though you, once in your head, hold it down. Do not push anything into my head, It will make this a lot harder”.
After there both agreed.
Raelle closed her eyes focus on the memories of what Quartermain did to Scylla. Once she had them, she begins to chant, “Ask and it shall be given to you. Seek and ye shall find. Knock and it shall be opened unto you. For everyone that asketh, recieveth. And he that seeketh, findeth. To him that knocketh, shall be open. That blind the kingdom, the power of the lord. Forever and ever.”
Libba and Izadora both close their eyes alongside her.
‘there could see though Quartermain eyes. Her spoking with Alder about going of script, to get more information out of Scylla. And Alder saying that she had six days dead or alive she will leave Fort Salem.’
Izadora could feel Quartermain accomplishment of getting the ok, to go of script. Also, the feeling of ‘finally’.
She couldn’t really explain it more than that.
‘there watched her walk back into the room.’
All of them could feel the dread. This is where it gets bad.
‘Quartermain close the door behind her, not words said. She walks over to Scylla doesn’t listen to anything that Scylla is saying. There think she is saying something along the line of, ‘finally got mummy approval to be alone with me how nice’. Quartermain unhooks the metal chair from the floor and drags it back, so Scylla was against the far wall. There watch her trace a symbol across the floor. Once done she pulls down the chain that hang above where Scylla was. She turned to look at Scylla.
“you will follow my instruction, or this will become messy”.
“any why would I follow order from you”.
“if you don’t, I will bring in Raelle”.
Scylla looked like she was debating if she should follow or double down and see her bluff. Quartermain didn’t wait long before she walked over to her unlocked all her cuffs. And step back inside the symbol on the ground.
Scylla didn’t move, didn’t say anything.’
There could all tell Scylla know it was a trap.
‘but still she got up and walked over to Quartermain. The fear, only people close to Scylla. Could see on her face was there. As she steps inside the symbol, Scylla body stiffen. Her once bright blue eyes turn to a sliver.
“remove your clothes, apart from you underwear”.
Without a word Scylla removed her trousers and her tank top, stopping only when once that was done.’
There could tell Quartermain was smiling at this.
‘Quartermain then pulled down the chains and cuffed Scylla wrist and chain her ankles together, attaching the short chain to the floor. She then pulled the chain making Scylla stretching up. Her hands above her head. Her feet barely touching the floor. Removing her scourge, she began to whip Scylla.
Not caring to ask any question. Only stopping when her both her arms was tried. With a roll of her shoulders, she steps close to Scylla and linked with her. Healing some of her wounds. Not all the way but enough that she wouldn’t died if she left alone, quickly. And then left her alone.
And walked out leaving her hanging.’
The link the jumped to the next day inside Quartermain timeline.
‘She walked back inside the cell and again without saying much. Kicked knees, making a loud creak and Scylla to scream. Making her pull all her weight into her wrists.
“morning to you too” Scylla said through gritted teeth.’
There could tell that she was in a lot of pain. All three of them wanted to stop this and save Scylla.
‘Quartermain just pushed kicked her lower body, and knees. There could tell by then end Scylla had broken knees and internal bleeding. She didn’t heal her this time and left again.’
There could tell the next time she walked back in. It was only a few hours.
‘she continued her onslaught until once again she was an inch of her life. She healed her once again the same way. So that once she left, she wouldn’t die quickly. This time she Quartermain loosen the chain. Making Scylla drop to the floor, hard. She then just walked away. Leaving her inside her delusion’
The next two time she entered was the same. Beating, healing and then leaving. No words were exchanged. Only Scylla witty comments. The final time there could tell. When Quartermain walked back in.
‘She slammed the door shut. Waking Scylla up. She quickly pulls at Scylla chain, so that she was once again hanging, from her wrist her. Knees know longer about to hold her weight.
“your girl is interfering; I think I’m going to bring her in anyway. Once I’m done with you today.”
She pulls out her knife.
Slowly she cut her arms, legs, belly. Each cut getting a groan or a small scream from Scylla. Not satisfied with this. She started stabbing her in different places. Blood pouring out of her.
She then healed a few of them. Before continuing to stab and cut her. This, last hours, until Scylla was barley breathing and Quartermain was breathless. There could tell that when Quartermain healed her that it was only the surface injures.’
Everything started to fade away from them. An image of Quartermain in the metal chair racing thought their minds. And then the link broke.
Raelle finally broke the link. Stepping back, her mind racing a mile a minute.
She steps back her legs however couldn’t support her. She fell to the floor Libba rushing to her side. She could see that Raelle trauma response was in full swing. Her eyes were wide unseeing them both only seeing her trauma. She recognised it, too many times she had seen that look. This was the first time see Raelle with that look. She pulled her into her embrace.
She looked up to Izadora.
“still want to take her, after want you seen”.
“it doesn’t change anything, she still attacked Quartermain”.
“I just don’t get it; she didn’t even ask any question”.
“To break them, so it easier to get answers for them.” She said in a whisper that only Libba could hear.
Libba just held her tightly in her embrace.