Kolkai tried to scream. Her muffled voice didn’t make it very far through her cloth gag. She tried to wriggle against her bindings, but the iron was too tightly bound behind her back. She lay on her side, enclosed in darkness. The space was small, even for her. Likely, she was in a crate or a chest. She could feel minor accelerations. Perhaps she was on a wagon or a boat. There were vibrations through the container, but she couldn’t tell the source.
She cried silently. Her mouth hurt from the gag. Her muscles ached from this confined space. Her mind continually returned to Achara. All she could hope was that her beloved had discovered her absence. All she could hope was that some sort of action was already underway. Because as far as she could tell, she was being moved quickly.
Kolkai’s tears formed frost against her cheeks. Terror still filled her. She had no idea where she was going. She had no idea what her captors intentions were. Everything happened so fast. The door closed, the movement. A body thrown against her. Bindings, gags, a bag over her head. She was so frightened, her core got the better of her. She had no way of knowing what the bedroom looked like after her lapse of focus, but the following minutes were nothing but rough handling and running.