Chapter 1: The Corpse of Steel(17)

I knelt there with her for a long time. The only comfort I was able to give was a gentle pat on her back as she let out her pain and anguish. By the time she calmed down, my own back and thighs were aching from the kneeling position I had taken up. Seeing the contortion she was forced to exist in, I could only grit my teeth in frustration. She didn't even know why she was here or who had condemned her so. In silence, we sat there, neither ready to move forward just yet.

"I-i-is it done yet?"
The teenage turtle poked its head out of the room in which it hid, tears and snot choking his words.
"That's one of them!" The woman screamed in alarm as she rocked backwards. "Hours, days maybe, they tortured me before finally taking a break. It was only then that I managed to drag myself free of the ground. Then when they came at me again I slammed into them to escape! There's 2 more somewhere! You have to arrest them!"