The guards crashed down onto the tables, food all over as the trays clattered on the floor. The Doctor turned on his heels, pointing towards the medical wing, making sure the guards took Carmine there to get his tongue ripped from his mouth. They did as they were told, setting Carmine down on a chair and binding him in, medical nurses already getting ready for the operation. They sharpened knives and lasers, getting tweezers to pull out any stray muscle.<br/><br/>With a snap of gloves, the nurses pushed a button and the chair layer flat, the extraction ready to begin.<br/><br/>_____________________________________________________<br/><br/>Meanwhile...<br/><br/>Sophia stood straight, 4 books balanced on top of her head. The instructor paced back and forth. "Name the largest tech plant in Cathya."<br/><br/>Sophia answered, quick as a whistle, "Harkman's peak. Located towards the southern tip."<br/><br/>The instructor nodded, taking off a book and adding it to the pile of 10 on the table. "And tell me ho--"<br/><br/>The door barged open, a furious Doctor coming through. "Lessons are over. Mister Harrison, you may leave." The man nodded his head towards the Doctor, taking the rest of the books and leaving a startled Sophia standing there.<br/><br/>"You are being sold tomorrow. To Duke Leopold. We will begin preparations later, but for now you are going to your cell and resting." Sophia blinked, horrified.<br/><br/>She needed to be with Carmine, he needed her! There was no way she could just leave him, he meant too much to the fox. She couldn't even imagine a life without the lion. "B-But sir, I was going to ask if Carmine and, and Reggie too, if they could come with me and then--"<br/><br/>"No!" The Doctor said, panting now. He walked over to Sophia and took her hand, smiling. "No, dear. You won't be living with them. You see, Leopold has other plans for you. But don't worry. Carmine will be able to watch over you. He'll see everything."<br/><br/>He started to walk, pulling Sophia along with him. The fox was scared now, not understanding. "Sir... Why will he be watching me? Am I going to clean? Cook? Why does he have to watch me do that?"<br/><br/>The Doctor chuckled. "No, no... You won't be doing that. Carmine is going to see you do so much more..." He kept on walking, Sophia in tow, dragging her away to her doom.