On hearing her last words, Dale forced her eyes open, frequently blinking to master the itchy liquids in her eyes and forcing her lens to focus. She found Zoe utterly naked standing before her. 

"You are crazy," Dale stated out of anxiety, but then Zoe maintained a stern look and pointed at the far end of the room. She pointed at a burning charcoal coal with a rod already red-hot placed within it's flaming coals. "Please Zoe don't do this."

"I won't if you comply." Zoe warned. She then headed for a mechanized table, pulled a button and Dale was brought closer to the floor. 

Dale began panting heavily. She...