Child Control

What Do We Do?

I know you guys are tired of my late updates but I'm on winter break now so I have no excuse to update late until February. 

YOV'S POV

I was walking through the guild when I heard a commotion coming from the lobby. I walked into Fia bent over an unconscious Torana.

"What the fuck happened?" I asked as I ran over and knelt next to Fia.

"I don't know." She said, worry in her voice. "I was here and she suddenly appeared. I think somehow she teleported, like you." She said and looked at me. "I just called Taylor, Zax, and Annita. They're coming."

I looked back down at Torana and set my mouth in a grim line. "She's hurt bad. They must have tortured her. I feel so bad for leaving her."

"Me too," Fia said and Annita burst into the room with Taylor and Zax on her heels.

"Move back!" She said and we obeyed. She knelt by Torana and felt her neck. "She's alive. Zax please take her to the infirmary immediately. I've already alerted them to the situation and they will be expecting you."

Zax gently picked her up and walked quickly on his long legs to the infirmary. We all followed behind with concerned expressions on our faces. Just what happened to her? This was my second time seeing my best friend here in a state of extreme damage and pain.

When we got to the infirmary Torana was taken from Zax, placed on a gurney, and wheeled away. I started to follow her but Annita grabbed my arm and shook her head.

"They have this handled. Just wait. I'm sure we will receive some news in a couple hours."

"What should I do in the meantime? There is no way I can concentrate on work now!" I responded, my worry for my friend coming out as anger.

"You can accompany Fia, Taylor, and Zax while they ask the spy that broke in questions and help Fia digitally construct a map of the enemy's compound. Come back when you're done and I'm sure they will have more information for us." The Triplets and I nodded and left the room. We headed down to the prison first and made our way to the last cell where the spy was housed.

Zax pulled a key out of his pocket and opened the thick steel door, walking first and turning on the spotlight. The light revealed a skinny, bruised, and dirty woman tied to a chair. Her head was hanging down and she didn't respond to us coming in the room.

"Wake up Tink," Zax said in a voice barely above a whisper; she awoke with a start and immediately began to tremble. Her eyes were full of slight curiosity when she glanced at the rest of us and pure terror when she looked at Zax. Yikes! What exactly did he do to her and how can he torture people like this?

"We need more information. I have a feeling I won't have to hurt you to get it." His voice was completely devoid of emotion and she quickly shook her head back and forth at his statement.

"I-I'll Tell you guys whatever you want to know."

"Good," Zax said. "Now, we just got Torana back after she infiltrated your headquarters and she came here worse for wear than you are right now. What happened?"

"I wasn't there so I don't know for sure but my master probably tortured her for information as you did to me. He may have revealed some things to her because he was about to kill her. I don't know what he would have told her. I'm of a low rank which is a big part of the reason they sent me to break in. They don't really lose anything if I'm captured or die."

"That's horrible." I protested. "We treasure all of our guildmates here."

"Well not everyone can be like your precious guild." She sneered. "I'm sick of hearing about how great your guild is. This man here," she cut her glaring eyes to Zax, "every so often mentions how great it is. If your guild is so great, why does Child Control still exist? Why are we not all free?" Her eyes were glassy with tears and had stunned us all into silence.