The bindings fastened tighter against your chest, the rope dragging you through the ground and unsettling the dust into the dry air of the midday.

"Easy now, partner," a thick gruff voice spoke, her deep voice breaking through the sounds of struggle as you tried to squirm free.

Sevika tightened her lasso and gave it another harsh tug, sweat glistening on her furrowed eyebrows and a slight scowl that rested upon her worn expression.