Rasso pulled the woman in his embrace. They were both shivering. However, he still had the mind to cover her up well and try to make her drink the Alteran healing potion he had.
"Drink this, Juliet, please," he said, gently pleading, and the dazed woman blinked, looking at him.
"Oh, Rasso, is that you? Where have you guys been?" She asked, her soft voice raspy—no doubt from screaming so much.
Guilt flooded his body and crushed his heart—his entire being enflamed in anger.
Before the war, they had to hide underground because Fargo would definitely have hunted them. It was obviously to save their lives, but he couldn’t help but feel heavy at the fact that this woman was treated like this while he hid!
He gritted his teeth and held back his tears, shakily trying to get her to drink. "Drink a bit, please, Juliet," he said, letting the bottle’s rim touch her dried lips.
"My body hurts…"
He sniffed, voice croaking. "Yes, this will help."
Finally, Juliet opened her mouth to drink, and he followed it up with water to hydrate her.
To be honest, he had heard of the aborigine men’s bias against women and he knew that many disliked women with scars. He thought that she’d be safe, like she had been for so long—
He was wrong, so wrong.
"I’m so sorry…" he said, sniffing. In response, he found her gentle hand on his face instead.
"It’s not your fault," she said, that soft voice of hers that always comforted him trying to do so again.
And it only made him sob even more.
…
While Rasso handled the female doctor, giving him a bit of time, the others rummaged the room with heavy hearts.
Benny was outright sobbing with them. He wasn’t close with the doctor, but he admired her work.
If not for her, there were definitely would be a lot more girls who ended their lives prematurely. Of course, time was of the essence and they knew they wouldn’t be able to stay long.
Just as they were prepared to leave, they noticed some items at the side. Some of them were unfamiliar and they knew these must be some of the items Belize had been guarding.
While his most important things must have been in his space, they didn’t underestimate whatever item he had and decided to confiscate them. No one’s spaces could fit everything, but they could take a few each.
They also did not expect to see a piece of device they thought they would never touch again.
"It’s a video camera!" Benny said, shocked. How long has it been since he last saw one of these! "It’s completely solar powered, too, I guess it still gathers solar energy from another sun."
A few of the others also gathered around him to see. He clicked randomly and the video opened.
Then the video played and their intrigued expressions changed very quickly, soon turning dark, and then livid.
The video captured the events of the war with Bright. It showed the deaths—almost all of which were unnecessary, considering the level gaps and poisons—as well as the abuse that came after.
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