<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 150%; line-height: 116%;"><span style="font-family: baseballscript;"><span style="color: red">Ruby</span></span></span></div><br/><br/><span style="color: red"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic">Drip drip</span> the water went as it slid down her face as her body throbbed it would soon be morning the guards would soon leave there new victim and the others for the first few hours of dawn. <span style="font-style: italic">Thank the gods for the sun</span> she thought as the air turned muggy warning the nights creatures of its coming and revealing rays. Ruby laid still as her mind went over the nights events nothing too out of the usual other then her new cell mate who was across from her. She had been able to get a glimpse at her ever so often but each time something told her the lights were on but no one was home. Not one whimper not one scream not a word of mercy had escaped her lips. A feat she had never seen, it both scared her and intrigued her. <span style="font-style: italic">Must be one of her gifts or traits</span> Dragus said to her, his voice soft and comforting like a warm blanket covering her. "You might be right" she said gently. <br/><br/>To the guards and to those knowing nothing of the Bonded, this was a odd scene to watch but for those who knew it was more then natural. Those who were Bonded could speak to there spiritual counter parts, like a separate part of them. They would talk and smile, curse and laugh. It was natural to them nothing seemed out of place to them. But Ruby had watched so many different bonded souls here she knew that some never spoke to there counter parts, some even hated there counter part. A thought that was hard for her to understand Dragus was always so caring for her, guiding her, giving her pieces to hold onto to not forget that she was meant to be free.<br/><br/>Ruby let out a cry as she began to move onto her stomach letting her bare back show. The clothing they were giving was thin and revealing for the woman. It was to help promote the sell of the woman that were bonded. The men were treated the same they were fed a bit more and were trained, the woman did not receive the same.  <span style="font-style: italic">Finally!</span> she thought her mind screaming for the pain to be gone that pounded through her. The suns rays crept through the cell bars landing on ruby's delicate skin her back soaking it up. Soon a tribal tattoo began to appear and spread along her body. Reaching her wounds it scaled over like a snakes and within minutes it fell off like a snakes shedding. She let out a sigh of relief as she got up and leaned against the bars. Soon the food would come and then more silence.</div></span><br/><br/>[occ- sry it took so long thanks for the patience]