When he pulled out her mind, her skull felt shattered. There was a banging sensation against her forehead like a gong pounding back and forth-never stopping. She fell back down on the bed, at a loss of energy. He released the silencing charm and the bounds on her wrist and legs, and she curled her body up against the far end of the bed, barely able to move. Quiet whimpers left her lips, and she shook ferociously. Her fingers twitched uncontrollably at her sides.