"No!" Darerca bellowed at George, but she was silenced by an angry Patrizio, jumping at her and shoving a gag in her mouth.
"Aw, isn't that cute. She cares about you," Padraig said to George. He held the candle aloft and then produced a knife from his person somewhere. In front of George's eyes, he started to warm the knife blade over the candle's flame.