Walking Shadows 11: bound
She awoke on a cold hard slab. Rosa tried to move, but she was stuck fast by the bindings that held her arms and legs in place. With time she might be able to vibrate her way free — if she had that time.
She looked around the room. It wasn’t more than five meters by five meters. A single door was barely visible towards her feet. Otherwise the room seemed empty.
Even the lighting above was ambient. Clearly the room seemed designed to keep her in place with no hope for escape. But clearly her captors didn’t know her that well. She wasn’t going to be beaten that easily.
She closed her eyes and concentrated. Her body started to shake as she vibrated each arm at speeds faster than the human eye could detect. The vibrations quickly worked to stretch the leather of her bindings. She felt them cut in to her skin as she continued the repetitive motion, but she ignored the pain. In a matter of a few seconds, the leather started to loosen.
She yanked her arms free of the bindings. Blood flowed from her wrists, but the wounds weren’t deep enough to worry her.
She worked the straps off her legs. Her entire body ached and she wondered how long she had been out.
She put her naked feet down on the floor…
