Thoth-Amon.

The mercenary monsters drag the red-haired she-bandit through the forest with unnerving ease. Besides unnatural strength and stamina, they effortlessly make their way through the dark. After an hour of **** marched Sonja is taken to a small encampment in an open field off the side of a winding road.

By the light of the nearly full moon the brigand is brought before a traveling wagon carved with intricate runes and is guard by two hooded warriors in silken robes.

**** again to her knees Sonja looks up as the wagon's backdoor creaks open. At first she can only make out a cloaked thin figure, outlined by the flickering of strange light from inside the wagon and the unpleasant smell of burnt foreign incense.

"What is this?!" The hooded figured hisses with a thick Stygian accent as it approaches Sonja.

"The redhead bandit lord as commanded." The sergeant nervously replies.

"Fool!" The figure drops his hood revealing an old, gaunt, man with the pale yellowish skin of a Khemian noble. "This is not Sinja, but his whore!"

Turning his attention to one of the hooded guards the wizard barks, "Take this worthless sergeant and flog him within an inch of his life!"

The other hooded guard bows before his master, "Should I kill the whore and continue the search?"

The Stygian turns his gaze upon Sonja and glares into her eyes as if rending her soul. For the first time in her life the she-bandit has to turn away from a man's stare.

"No." He finally speaks. "We do not have time for the hunt, the Blood Moon draws near. She will have to do. Besides she strangely has the smell of a virgin, mayhap this and her beauty will make her an acceptable alternative." A twisted perverted smile comes across his face. "And her visage will certainly expedite the ritual."

Over the sounds of the whip and the cries of the sergeant the Stygian wizard commands his minions. "Break camp, time is short, we return to the Temple." Looking back down at Sonja he adds, "Make sure she is not defiled by the men, that honor is reserved for someone far greater. Strip her, wash her, and examine her for her maidenhead."