Intruders

 "T-tor-t-ture?" 

 "Stuttering already?" paused he with a disappointed look, "-well, only if you resist. I don't mind going easy. Perhaps, maybe, telling me what I want before we begin. I must say, torturing another person is a very good bonding experience," he paced around her bed, "-we get to see what's inside of you. How much pain till you pass out, how much water to have the consciousness return. If this had been a day before… yeah, no, let's not think what I would have done."

 "W-Who a-are you?"

 "A traveling adventurer," said he taking a seat, "-also, I removed the curse."

 "W-why would you s-save me?" she stopped, "-never mind," the face froze, "-I understand. My c-companions are dead?"

 "Correct. Had to use their bodies and soul to save you. Don't you hear, the weeping souls of the dead?" just in there, he gently drew Orenmir – broke the mundane seal and allowed the howling faces to dash about the room.