[i]Olivia was somewhat prepared for the pain this time, biting her lip and holding back her screams. A trickle of blood left her lip, from where her teeth had dug into her mouth with such intensity. When the cauterization began, she let loose her painful yells, her remaining hand seeking to hold onto.. something. She almost reached to Caye, but fell back, tearing up dirt as her bare hand tore into it.[/i] [i]When the process was over.. Olivia merely sighed.[/i] "...Why?"