The pain from his restraints brings a flood of tears to Aldric’s eyes. He quickly turns his head to his wrist and legs to see if they were broken, if not to hide his tears. Not broken… he squeezes his eyes shut to flush out any tears and quickly scrubs a hand across his face into his hair. I will not break… the pain from being jerked so violently still causes tears to well up.
With no sound from above I can’t die like this…
Remembering the key, Aldric’s eyes darts to see if it is still out of reach, or if it is even visible…
Looking for the key (Wisdom Check): 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (19) + 2 = 21