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<blockquote data-quote="hafrogman" data-source="post: 4953663" data-attributes="member: 8858"><p><strong>Atrius - Crucible Challenge IV</strong></p><p></p><p>Keevan had gotten caught. His sister was sick, and he'd been sneaking her extra food from the kitchens. But now they had caught him. We were all gathered in the slave chambers. My mother had tried to argue that I was too young, I shouldn't have to watch. But the rules were the rules. All the slaves had to bear witness to punishments. How else would we learn our place? And so I stood beside my mother and watched.</p><p></p><p>Keevan stood in the middle of the room, stripped to his waist. They hadn't bothered to tie him down. If he tried to avoid the beating, it would just be worse for him. Keevan's sister was crying in the corner. Someone was trying to comfort her. The master's head of household was in charge of the beating. He spoke to us, telling us of Keevan's crimes and due punishment, intoning them in a flat litany. Theft from the Master. Twenty lashes. He sighed deeply before he began. I don't think he wanted to do this any more than we wanted to watch.</p><p></p><p>The first stroke fell across Keevan's back with a deafening crack. I hid my face in my mother's skirts. I didn't watch the rest of the whipping. But I still remember it. Each lash of the whip. Each muffled groan from the victim. Each sob from his sister. The slaves stood silent witness to the beating, powerless to prevent it. The man with the whip silently carried out his duty, no more able to avoid his fate than Keevan. None of us were in control of our own destinies.</p><p></p><p>Occasionally I will hear the same sounds here in the gladiator pens, and it still chills my blood. Anyone who refuses to fight is beaten. The sound is the same. the crack of the whip, the voice of pain. And we all sit and bear witness, as there is nothing we can do to change it. Nothing we can do. Nothing.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hafrogman, post: 4953663, member: 8858"] [b]Atrius - Crucible Challenge IV[/b] Keevan had gotten caught. His sister was sick, and he'd been sneaking her extra food from the kitchens. But now they had caught him. We were all gathered in the slave chambers. My mother had tried to argue that I was too young, I shouldn't have to watch. But the rules were the rules. All the slaves had to bear witness to punishments. How else would we learn our place? And so I stood beside my mother and watched. Keevan stood in the middle of the room, stripped to his waist. They hadn't bothered to tie him down. If he tried to avoid the beating, it would just be worse for him. Keevan's sister was crying in the corner. Someone was trying to comfort her. The master's head of household was in charge of the beating. He spoke to us, telling us of Keevan's crimes and due punishment, intoning them in a flat litany. Theft from the Master. Twenty lashes. He sighed deeply before he began. I don't think he wanted to do this any more than we wanted to watch. The first stroke fell across Keevan's back with a deafening crack. I hid my face in my mother's skirts. I didn't watch the rest of the whipping. But I still remember it. Each lash of the whip. Each muffled groan from the victim. Each sob from his sister. The slaves stood silent witness to the beating, powerless to prevent it. The man with the whip silently carried out his duty, no more able to avoid his fate than Keevan. None of us were in control of our own destinies. Occasionally I will hear the same sounds here in the gladiator pens, and it still chills my blood. Anyone who refuses to fight is beaten. The sound is the same. the crack of the whip, the voice of pain. And we all sit and bear witness, as there is nothing we can do to change it. Nothing we can do. Nothing. [/QUOTE]
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