Not much time had passed when Mae came back in looking extra pale. "With me. Now. Choose your words wisely. he wants to see you." she started to usher Braiya out of the cave.  "Now you have helpful advice for me?"  Mae didn't respond, only took her all the way up to Cromir, the human's body language changing the closer she came to Cromir.  Braiya walked as tall as her petite stature would allow ignoring the stares and glancing at the whipping then back to Cromir. The Trusted, as he called her, had an assigned place to attend to her it seemed. This did not garner any need for a particular amount of respect. She was a tool and Braiya did not see any significance in that part of Cromir's ramblings.<br/><br/>When the metal touched her, she visibly flinched, but her eyes never left Cromir's.  Her chin was lifted already but to maintain eye contact she held it even higher as the giant drew close. "Your kindness is immeasurable." she cut her eyes at Mae who wouldn't meet her gaze.  "I choose to be marked where you please."  It was obvious to all the sentence was hard to choke out, but she managed to fight against everything within her to say it.  "Though if you want me to heal them, this will need to be lengthened or come off."  She lifted her shackles a fraction. This time Mae cut her eyes at her, face reading the fear she felt for her and Braiya both.  This time Braiya chose not to look. Instead, she turned and headed towards the pole as commanded.