As young leader of the resistance, she was arrested for speaking out against the clan leader. As morning comes, she gazes out at the scaffold, already completed for her upcoming punishment. She is sentenced to be whipped, branded, and pierced. The brazier is firing up. All of the torturer's instruments are laid out. She has prepared herself mentally and physically for this, and is ready. She will endure the torture with dignity, and will not cry out. In doing so, she will foil the plans of her torturers, who hope she breaks down and begs for forgiveness, betraying her cause; but instead will serve as a martyr, a fine example for her people to continue their struggle. Her only selfish wish is that after the ordeal, she will still be able to bear a child, and her tender breasts can suckle it.
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