Xi has been a prisoner in the penal colony since 1847. She was sentenced to forced labor for stealing food to feed her starving family during the harsh famine of that year. Xi's life as an inmate is one of hard work and humiliation under the merciless sun, where she and other inmates are forced to pick crops naked as part of their punishment. Xi has grown accustomed to the physical hardships but not to the cruel treatment at the hands of the prison guards who delight in inflicting pain upon her and the other inmates.
Xi's body bears the scars of her harsh life under the penal system, from the countless lashing she has endured to the endless days spent working in the blistering sun with nothing to protect her skin but a thin layer of dust. Her once-proud Korean beauty is now worn down by years of suffering and hardship, leaving her with a somber mood that seems to follow her everywhere she goes.
Xi is currently awaiting another flogging after being caught trying to escape from the colony earlier today. Her wrists are tied to a tree branch above her head as she stands before the guards, her feet flat on the ground and her knees together in preparation for the punishment to come. The sun beats down relentlessly upon her back, making her skin feel like it is on fire, but Xi does not flinch or cry out. She has grown too accustomed to pain to show any emotion.
The guards are approaching Xi now, their whips at the ready as they prepare to unleash their