Karlee was surprised as Siri was escorted in by guards. The young, blonde, busty daughter of the town mayor had been an integral part of their rebellion. But Karlee had always imagined that if things went south, Siri would have a way to evade responsibility. As the 20 year old, unmarried daughter of the Southrun mayor was strung up next to Jasmin, Karlee knew in her heart that this was going to be an execution. And a brutal one.
But even as that grim realization washed over her, she was not ready for the final prisoner to be escorted in.
Elsa was marched in, looking scared and worried. Elsa had just turned 18 and was a young maiden who had been helping Karlee calculate numbers and payments. She was hardly an active member of the rebellion. She had simply helped with some tangential tasks.
Karlee gasped audibly as she realized that poor, young Elsa might be punished for the other women’s rebellion. Elsa was a petite, skinny young girl, with platinum blonde hair and big, expressive eyes.
Karlee gulped and wondered how she could spare the young girl any undeserved suffering at this point.
Once all five girls were strung up, with hooks hefting up the ropes binding their wrists, a senior guard approached. He gave a chilling order to his soldiers.
“Strip the prisoners!”