Horizon of Darkness

Having tied the soldier’s mouth with a rag to prevent him from shouting and blaspheming any further, Zeikin takes Arael by the hands and prays to the Lady in Black:
- Princess of Sorrow, Lady of Mercy, Bringer of Relief... If it is within your power, I beseech you to free this sinful human child from the brain cancer caused by a demonic affliction... bringing misery, pain, and death, multiplying suffering and sorrow... For a human slave, a plaything of the gods, should not... increase these sufferings... For the criminal must be brought to justice for his deeds, in order to alleviate the torments of the souls he has destroyed... For righteous people must break the vicious cycle of idolatry, destroy the torture machine, and bring peace to these desolate lands... - the warrior muttered prayers for some time, hoping that he hadn't sounded too clumsy to be misunderstood, as befits any Orthodox Christian, he poured his heart into this appeal.

Damn! -- the American rushes to help the guys on the sacrificial tables, if it's still possible.