"He is withering away," says the voice. "Do you wish his death, my queen?"
"Not yet," says another woman's. "Keep him alive, without loosening his binding." (Air feeds itself into his lungs without his intervention. His aging reverts, although not much.) "Throw him in the dungeon." (Someone picks him up and begins to carry him away.) "See to repairs. Determine who he subverted on his way in. Renew their orders. Put out his eyes." (Someone puts out Alendi's eyes. This is a standard amount of painful.) "Call in Flay and Whetstone. Restore the light." (Alendi has no eyes and may not be able to appreciate this.)
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Date: 2015-02-13 03:45 am (UTC)"Not yet," says another woman's. "Keep him alive, without loosening his binding." (Air feeds itself into his lungs without his intervention. His aging reverts, although not much.) "Throw him in the dungeon." (Someone picks him up and begins to carry him away.) "See to repairs. Determine who he subverted on his way in. Renew their orders. Put out his eyes." (Someone puts out Alendi's eyes. This is a standard amount of painful.) "Call in Flay and Whetstone. Restore the light." (Alendi has no eyes and may not be able to appreciate this.)