Brutal. One thing I think could use some more explanation is the world it's all taking place in - it sounds like Earth, but there are orcs and psychic powers.
"Like hearing only in your bones" is a pretty original way of describing feeling, I guess. And I'm curious as to how the escape will go.
That's pretty sad... it's also interesting to read a story that takes place at the same time as RP in another thread. All other stories take place in the characters' pasts or even 500 years before current IC time.