Sylvia didn't care that she might give herself away. With magic, there are many ways to hurt a person without being too obvious about it, such that they'd feel like they were dying and yet the others around wouldn't be able to tell what was wrong.
This was exactly what she was doing to Dora. It looked like she was fine on the outside but inside, her organs were currently being tortured to a point that she might die if she didn't stop soon.
Dora continued to gasp for breath, crawling on the muddy floor and almost crying. She didn't know what was happening to her, she didn't even have the time to think because the pain came in waves again. Each time, more intense than the last. She wondered if those witches they caught did something to her or.... She looked up and met Sylvia's hardened ga
