Bloody sorrow for a RadiantHeart III

The air in the small cabin grew cold and still, a stark contrast to the heat previously felt indoors.  Narveen screamed and tried to run, coming to a screeching halt as Maya's calm quiet voice entered her head.  "He is bleeding, one more step I'll cut his throat, and the throats of your children.  I advise you to come back here please..  " Gerald thinking he could reason with the woman, encouraged Narveen to return, after all he negotiated with insane people every day, it was one of his biggest tasks as a Guard for the Radiant Heart.  "It's ok Narveen, remember, the lady just wanted to leave a message, Thats a dear, Everything will be ok, if we just do as she asks".  Gerald was frantically contemplating why he could not defy her, he was a guard, her just a small frail woman, she must be a sorcerer!  "Now, as I suggested, Nail her to the floor please" Maya stated simply, not offering room for negotiation, His eyes burning, blinding him momentarily with his building tears, Gerald knelt down alongside his kneeling wife, who was now placing her hands and knees on the floor.  "I'll do it as quickly as possible Narveen, just be strong and think of your children, of your loves and dreams, pray Narveen, it will be over soon, and the healers will aid you" He whispered desperately in her ear, Thinking of the children and what this mad woman had threatened, Gerald took hold of the spike, and with the offered mallet, drove the spike into the fleshy spot behind the back of Narveens knee, and into the wooden floor.  She screamed, the scream was a strangling gurgle, almost a wail, it sounded like one of the horns coming from the ships out at sea.  A piece of him died inside.  Another nail was driven into his hands.  After a pain staking few minutes, sobbing quietly, and broken, nailed like a disfigured statue, Narveen was pinned to the floor.  Still another nail extended, he looked up questioningly.  "Your turn Gerald.  " The woman wasnt smiling, her eyes were also emotionless, she moved now to position her blade at Narveens throat, and waited as patiently as one could.  "Oh the gods Please you dont have to do this...  Please, What do you want? You can have everything we have, just please spare my family?  " Digging the point of her blade in deep enough to draw blood on Narveens throat, Maya just waited, saying nothing else, as with as much willpower as possible, Gerald nailed his hand to the floor, before Maya finally drove the final three nails home herself.  "I think this should be a family affair....  Wait here..  " A sneering chuckle of amusement "while I go and get the children.  "