Choosing my favorite [Sarella, Nightbird, Jess]

Silence does not look up when the man starts to speak. Instead, she listens to the floor, fear edging it's way into her system just as the first crack reaches her senses. Her head flicks upwards, wide eyes catching the boy's short fall back to the ground. Her body freezes, and she stares blankly at the line of blood on his back. It comes again, and Silence flinches. He was hurting her companion, but she didn't want him to. Why would he do it, anyways?

Sye stays still until the cries begin to erupt, then she sits up, back straight, preparing to stand up. He sounded like her father had after they took away his words and hurt him some more. She waits a minute, then stand up fully and stomps her foot for attention. When it is not received, she gets the rare angry face that usually ended in her being replaced. She had been hurt by these people - but seeing it on another person was ten times worse. She almost felt the hitting, the cutting, but she could not imagine the whip. Witnessing was like seeing her mother die again. Being ripped from her father's leg.

The man begins to speak, but the whipping does not stop and Silence does not calm down. With every flick she trembles harder. When the boy doesn't make sounds any more, she begins to cry, barely holding it in. It is not loud, it is nearly Silent but her body jerks with the sobs. When the man stops, she stares at the bloody body for a moment, wondering if he was dead. When he doesn't move, she snaps. Watch closely, small audience. This is only the third time this has happened.

She yells at him, trying to speak but failing, "Ou meey glerghckoo!" Her high pitched trial at telling him off toddler style turns into a mess of gurgle, and she becomes frustrated. She carefully makes her way over there as fast as she can and latches onto his leg, sinking her teeth in and biting as hard as she could. She lets go for a moment, then bites in another place, closer to his feet. This time she doesn't let go, she just keeps biting harder.