The offering to the fire god (private for LR and me)

[Lost]

Sapphire was naked and unconscious, suspended from the sacrificial circle constructed in the center of town by her arms and legs. Her hysterical mom was stifled and taken away from the crowd screaming and kicking. As the dragon approached, her eyes opened, but her vision was too blurry to make out any definite shapes. The murmurs of awe and fear sounded as if they were coming from the other end of a cave or well. What was going on? Why couldn't she move her limbs?