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A stark scream after the crack of a hammer pierced the darkness of Ariadne's cell. Each proceeding scream lessened a bit as the latest victim of the wheel succumbed to the pain of their crushed and twisted limbs. Perhaps one day soon it would be her turn to die for treason.
The cries of pain had a profound effect on the many denizens the dungeon she was held in. A still silence fell over each of her companions as they all faced the very same fears as she. One young woman suddenly broke down into hysterical tears, burying her head into her knees as she pulled at her hair.
Ariadne had tried to speak with the girl before but there was little she could do to aid the madness that seemed to afflict her. Another being unjustly punished for crimes that she hadn't truly committed, if only her fellow Romans could understand it was no crime to lose one's mind. There were simply not enough hospitals to help and protect those such as this woman in need.
Not that the other women of the cell were any better off, perhaps they would all end up mad before it was their time. True some of them were criminals: petty thieves, con-women, murderers, and adulterers. Still they all faced the same fate that of being broken on the wheel.
The cries of pain had a profound effect on the many denizens the dungeon she was held in. A still silence fell over each of her companions as they all faced the very same fears as she. One young woman suddenly broke down into hysterical tears, burying her head into her knees as she pulled at her hair.
Ariadne had tried to speak with the girl before but there was little she could do to aid the madness that seemed to afflict her. Another being unjustly punished for crimes that she hadn't truly committed, if only her fellow Romans could understand it was no crime to lose one's mind. There were simply not enough hospitals to help and protect those such as this woman in need.
Not that the other women of the cell were any better off, perhaps they would all end up mad before it was their time. True some of them were criminals: petty thieves, con-women, murderers, and adulterers. Still they all faced the same fate that of being broken on the wheel.