They knew her name.
But worse even than that were the words the demon spoke, the revelation of just what had happened to those women, and the ice in Khaiya's blood grew colder. Of course Khaiya feared death, like any mortal naturally did, but she feared losing herself even more. That was a different kind of death, a death of the self, and she didn't want to die as anything but who she was, with her memories, her identity, her name.
To become truly blank, to lose all those things that made a person who they were...that was terrifying in an entirely different way.
She didn't know what the significance of the name "Einin" was, or if she was supposed to recognize it, but that mattered little as Khaiya froze up completely as that realization hit, as she processed the words the demon was speaking, and it all clicked into place. She was a succubus, wasn't she? It all made sense, the kiss, the hints at "woman on woman" bonding, the energy sucking, the death, the...mention of climaxing. Fuck. For a moment Khaiya went very still, hardly breathing, heart pounding, face gone ashen--and then came the announcement of a public "demonstration" and talk of fetching a fucking troll.
She didn't want to see this. She didn't want to see this.
She wasn't going to watch some girl get raped. Her training, her work, had prepared her for many things. Torture, rape, death. They were all possibilities if she was caught by enemy forces. She knew that, and always had known it, and knowing didn't make it easier to bear in the moment, but it at least didn't blindside her. This did. Completely. Gods, at least let her die herself...
Khaiya's head swam with rage and nausea all at once, and for a moment none of it felt real, but like some sick nightmare. The demon came and began to release her from the pole, though, and Khaiya snapped out of her daze when she felt her chains being separated from the pole.
She was not going to fucking do this.
In a desperate burst of strength, Khaiya swung her arms up and over the demon's head, screaming in pain as her shoulder exploded in agony and bled from the movement, but she bore it as she looped the chain around the woman's neck--
And pulled it tight.