sifax
Senator
The Praetor approached Julia again and said.
Are you going to let her go on suffering like this?
Julia was crying, shaking her head.
- It's you who's causing her suffering, not me. Look at the slave's belly!
Julia looked carefully at Varinia´s slim body on the rack, at the huge funnel in her mouth, and at the slightly swollen belly.
- She's still going to drink a lot more water, and then her belly will swell more, causing horrible pain. Only you can prevent it, if you renounce your religion right now.
- You are more cruel to me than to her. You know that I cannot lose my soul and you're demanding something of me that I cannot give you, but you may hold me responsible for the torments that you inflict on yourself. Stop at once and crucify us both, so we can go to paradise.
- You're not in paradise, you're in hell, stubborn Christian…. The slave is thirsty! Let her drink more water!
Brutus filled another jug and they poured congius after congius again, four jugs full. Varinia's belly was now much more swollen and the terrible pains she was enduring barely allowed her to think straight. Through her crotch she was pissing out water almost continuously, but not enough to relieve her swollen belly. At last the funnel was removed and the poor slavegirl expelled a good gulp of water with a single gasp. Sifax touched the woman's bloated belly in wonder at its flexibility.
- She seems to be pregnant, he commented mockingly.
And then he hit her hard with a stick. Varinia blew out another mouthful of water, as intense pain made her roll her eyes.
Sifax gave her another blow, and another and another, causing the poor woman to expel more water from her mouth.
Then he put a kind of press on her belly and squeezed little by little.
This torture lasted for another half-hour, and by then Varinia had lost consciousness once more.
Then the Praetor left the torture chamber without saying anything to Julia, but not before ordering them to prepare the torture of the wheel for when he returned an hour later.
Are you going to let her go on suffering like this?
Julia was crying, shaking her head.
- It's you who's causing her suffering, not me. Look at the slave's belly!
Julia looked carefully at Varinia´s slim body on the rack, at the huge funnel in her mouth, and at the slightly swollen belly.
- She's still going to drink a lot more water, and then her belly will swell more, causing horrible pain. Only you can prevent it, if you renounce your religion right now.
- You are more cruel to me than to her. You know that I cannot lose my soul and you're demanding something of me that I cannot give you, but you may hold me responsible for the torments that you inflict on yourself. Stop at once and crucify us both, so we can go to paradise.
- You're not in paradise, you're in hell, stubborn Christian…. The slave is thirsty! Let her drink more water!
Brutus filled another jug and they poured congius after congius again, four jugs full. Varinia's belly was now much more swollen and the terrible pains she was enduring barely allowed her to think straight. Through her crotch she was pissing out water almost continuously, but not enough to relieve her swollen belly. At last the funnel was removed and the poor slavegirl expelled a good gulp of water with a single gasp. Sifax touched the woman's bloated belly in wonder at its flexibility.
- She seems to be pregnant, he commented mockingly.
And then he hit her hard with a stick. Varinia blew out another mouthful of water, as intense pain made her roll her eyes.
Sifax gave her another blow, and another and another, causing the poor woman to expel more water from her mouth.
Then he put a kind of press on her belly and squeezed little by little.
This torture lasted for another half-hour, and by then Varinia had lost consciousness once more.
Then the Praetor left the torture chamber without saying anything to Julia, but not before ordering them to prepare the torture of the wheel for when he returned an hour later.