When I made sure that my companion had gone far enough away, I collapsed a large part of the cave, the roar was big enough for the duke's workers to alert of that event, I lost consciousness and I do not remember what happened after the collapse, I remember waking up with a pair of bandages on my head, but I was surrounded by many slaves who were trembling with fervour.

I heard the voice of the duke shouting with an annoyed tone, as his favourite toy had escaped and he himself discovered that the collapse was intentional, and that I had planned it all, at that precise moment he ordered my toenails to be pulled out, one by one they were pulled out, my voice torn with pain as I let out heartbreaking screams that echoed in the gloomy place. 

Each scream was a desperate wail that seemed to emerge from deep within me, as if trying to release all the torment I was feeling at that moment. My vocal cords tightened and trembled with each scream, and my face was contorted with anguish. The sounds of my suffering filled the room, reverberating off the walls and into the thick air. I screamed again and again, relentlessly, until finally my voice weakened, my strength drained, and my consciousness faded into darkness.

I was locked in a dark room with no food, I don't know how long it had been since I had last seen the sun.

Suddenly Steve cut his narration short, to explain to me, that he belongs to a race with a unique ability in his species, which allows him to regenerate parts of his body, for a moment I got excited thinking that this ability was unique and that it could be very deceptive and very beneficial to swindle people and get some profit, while I wandered in my imagination.

Steve mentions that it is a cursed ability and that he wishes he didn't have it because in exchange for regenerating their wounds, the pain and suffering lodged in the depths of their souls, causing them a lot of emotional pain, their minds begin to break and after several years they end up ending their lives.

Steve continues to speak so that we can continue with his story.

During my anguished moments, I could hear the rodents running from one place to another, my desire to eat was so great that I began to devour these creatures and drink their blood in order to survive. The loneliness distressed me and drove me mad as the hours passed, the only thing that kept me sane was knowing that my companion was free and that I could start a new life.

After a long time the duke ordered to take me out of that small, dark and dirty place, my wounds had healed completely, that man realized my curious ability, so they tied my two arms and ordered a group of men to pull with all their strength those ropes that were tied to my arms, slowly my arms began to tear while that man, longed for my arms to come off my battered body.

Blood gushed out of my chest, the process was too slow, so the man lost interest and got bored so he asked to take out my eye, an immersive pain overwhelmed me and a thought flooded my head, I couldn't understand why that God allowed this torture, I don't know how much time had passed because I lost consciousness.

I lost track of time, I do not know how much time had passed since the last time I could see the sun, probably my mind began to break, suddenly one day someone ordered to take me out of my cell, I had suffered so much that I was eager to see the duke to beg him to end my life, during the nights when trying to sleep thoughts intoxicated me and I wondered if my sacrifice was worth it, if instead of that woman I saved I could be cultivating wheat fields while the sun burned my face.

These thoughts have overwhelmed me for a long time, when I finally reach the torture room, I see a young woman I don't know.

This young lady is really beautiful, I don't understand where that dirty and depraved man who has tortured me for so long, suddenly she orders everyone to leave the room, leaving the room completely empty, in that room was a tall man with a scar in the middle of his face, the beautiful lady had huge blue eyes that captivated you, suddenly she approaches me and asks me if I still understand the language and if I can speak.

Fearfully I nod my head, she tells me with a friendly tone that she is glad that I still have the ability to communicate with others, she tells me that she is the duke's daughter, suddenly a feeling of revenge burns inside me, for an instant I wanted to end her life with my own hands, but the smile of gratitude between tears of that woman calmed my anger.

I see that woman insistently see the marks of my wounds, suddenly I see that she crumbles in front of me between plains asks me for forgiveness and tells me that she has seen for years the constant abuse that her father has given me, now her father is an old man who can barely see, but wants her to inherit all his fortune but to earn the respect of all, so she has ordered her to take my life my life to prove his worth.

Inside me I feel a relief because my constant pleas have been heard at last this torment is over, the duke's daughter tells me with a tone full of melancholy if I do not mind living, because in my face is reflected a relief that not even returning to live I could experience again, I tell her that for years I have wished that this moment would come and that I could finally find the peace that I have longed for so much.

Suddenly she tells her slave to take me to the nearby forest, during my journey to my destination, many ideas flood my being, the only thing I regret was not fulfilling my dream of having a family and cultivate the fields, I hear how the doors where at some point I enter open, tears stream down my tired face, when I can finally hear the birds sing while they furrow the immense blue sky, the air hits my face lightly, I am so happy that I can finally contemplate the immensity and that at last I can rest.