Had she not had a gag in her mouth, she would have yelled at George to shut up, but it hardly seemed to matter. Her brothers ignored him as Patrizio dragged her out of the room.
Padraig turned to George and with a smirk he said, "just sit tight, we'll be back for you." Then he locked the door behind him, trapping George inside.
In the room next door, Darerca was shoved to the floor. Padraig handed Patrizio the heated knife and the younger-looking man used it to slash a wide cut across Darerca's cheek.
Darerca cried out against the gag as the pain exploded across her face. With one swift movement the gag was cut off of her and she growled at her idiot brothers. "You can do whatever you want to me, but I'm not selling my soul."
"Did you hear that, Patrizio?" Padraig said with a grin, "she gave us permission."
"Here we go then," Patrizio said in a sing-song voice. Then he buried the knife deep in her abdomen. "Try to have more children now, Darerca. And since that's all you're good for, you're now totally useless." He pulled the knife out once, and thrust it into her again.
Darerca howled with pain and rage, unable to keep the scream inside.