Naked march

The blond one- Cherie- woke up in a haze.
She remembered running, a strange figure and...nothing.

She tried to move.
She couldn't.

She tried to speak.
Just garbled sounds came out.

Her back was wet.
From her position, she could only look forward and see...

'Iona?!? She's naked...and bound?!? What in the hell is that behind her?!?'

While she was out, Iona and Reina were grabbed by the Cult.

They were caught off-guard and outnumbered.
They struggled, but had their clothes ripped/cut off.

One Cultist controlled their arms and they got tied to a long stick.
A gag was made out of it as well.

Once Iona was immobilized, Reina got her turn.

Before long, she was soon visible to Cherie on the lower path.

She could also clearly see the strange men (she hoped that they were actually men!) in their crow garb.
She thought that she saw one in the car before things went black, but just assumed that it was a hallucination.
Wouldn't you?!?

Reina wished that it wasn't real.
Her shame.
Her powerlessness.
Her suffering though- all too real.

She was marched past Cherie and got a quick glimpse of her as she passed (not able to turn her head fully).

Was that for real?