She does, but she loses.

Ciri pulled away but this time Erik pushed back. He pinned her against the mattress. Fighting, Ciri twisted in his rather strong grip.

"Get off!" Ciri yelled warningly. Before she could carry out on her threat, Erik grabbed her injured shoulder.

"Fuck!" Ciri cried out as sparks of pain jolted through her side. As her shoulders were pinned to the bed, the two other men moved towards her and grabbed her flailing limbs, holding her down.

"It didn't need to be like this, Girl," Asger said in a low voice as he grabbed onto one flailing arm.

Ciri could see her sword resting up against the butchers table. With a simple thought, she could use her gifts to escape the grasp of the three men. She would vanish from their grasp, only to reappear behind them with her sword in hand.

But then the Wild Hunt would know.

It would be like setting a bonfire ablaze in the darkness for the Wild Hunt to see. If she used her gift, they would know where she was and would descend upon this place. She was much too weak to escape from them, much too tired to run in his cold. There were things in life worse than three perverted men. Ciri would have to fight them off the old-fashioned way.

With a grunt, Ciri twisted her leg free and kicked hard at one of the men, sending him tumbling onto his ass. Now with enough space, she shifted her hips and rolled to her side.

"Get the damned herbs!" Asger yelled and before Ciri could react a hand was **** over her mouth. It was full a bitter flakey substance and Ciri breathed it in fully. The foul stench made her gag, then cough, and as soon as her mouth opened the substance was shoved passed her lips.

"Bleh!" Ciri spat. The substance tasted of bitter earth and as soon as it touched her tongue it began to dissolve into a slimy paste. First it numbed her lips, then her tongue, and finally her throat. She was unable to stop from swallowing it.

"Good," Asger said softly as the men slowly let her go. Ciri was no longer fighting; her limbs felt weak, boneless.

"Rest now," Asger said. He sounded further away now and Ciri struggled to keep her head from spinning.

"Rest..."