Stay still and wait

You decide there's no reason to panic so you stand still to see who it is. You hear the.. man? breathing heavily as he finally comes over the hill. You look at his portly shape, black hair, and thick beard and see that it is... Doneti!? One of the village guards of Bonatel! You start to turn around and run, but he sprints down the hill and gravity favors his heavy frame. He soon enough grabs your arm with his pudgy hand and pulls you to him.

"Wait!" You try to say to him, but it is far too late as he grabs his standard-issue wooden club (a sign of his office as a village guard) from his belt and hits you across the head. Your vision goes black as you fall down to the ground, luckily Doneti always liked you so he catches you before you can get seriously injured.

As you open your eyes, besides the searing headache you smell a fire, and food. You try to move your hands and notice they've been tied behind your back. You're sitting down on the grass a little bit off to the side of the road. You look up and see the village guard Doneti, moving his lips, but you can't hear anything but a buzzing noise. Until he slaps you across the face.

"Can you hear me now?"

You nod in response.

"What a shame disappointment you are Maddy (Damn that village and its nicknames your name is Madeline!). You were such a good girl," he pauses a second and looks over your tied hot little body, he's always liked you, "Now you've gone and stole your parents money and who knows where else you these extra 8 silver coins. You've gon off and whored youself off to travelers whos gone through the village most likely."

"No, that's my money. I saved it over years," you try to explain but to no avail as he slaps you across the face again, he's starting to enjoy this.

"I don't trust the words of a whore much less a thieving one, Maddy. Now you know the punishment. I've taken all the silver ya stole and whored youself for, and ate most of your food since I've been waiting for ya to wake up.," he tells you.

You look to the fire and your heart drops as you see to metal rods upon it alongside your cooking food. You don't need to see more, you already know that they're two brands one with a T and another for W for thief and whore... No. No. This can't be happening to you.

"Please no, I didn't sell myself. I won't steal again. Please, Doneti, keep the money, and let me go. No one has to know you didn't brand me, I won't come back ever again to Bonatel," you plead.

"It's a pity, ya have such a pretty face. Now when everyone looks at you they'll know you for nothing but a scarred, thieving whore,"he replies.

"Please, I'll do anything!" You yell to him with your voice filled with anguish.

"Anything, huh Maddy? That's more like it," he says as he walks over to you and rips off the top of your dress, exposing your breasts to the cold air, they turn hard. Tears begin to fill your eyes. "How about you give me a gobble with that pretty mouth of yours and you might just convince me to change where I brand you, maybe even if you're willing to do a little more," he slides his hand on your leg "I might just get rid of one or more of those brands," he finishes with his terms.

You don't know if you can trust him, but the alternative is too terrible to behold. "Do we have a deal, I have to get going soon," he says. What choice do you have?