Out of all the huma made countermeasures for mutants the collars were what she hated more then anything. Those things dug into your neck and shock you to death. She lost her sisters to that horrible fate. But now she was stuck in a cell across from Andy's witnessing the worst of it.

Her own powers were dampened but she wasn't receiving any physical pain but Andy was. He lost his voice screaming and clawed at his own neck during the first twenty minutes of merciless electrocution. He tried to avoid her gaze when he started to bleed. At first it was the two of them cursing at the Purifiers hating their guts. But both of the Inner Circle Members were silent.

Eventually Andy spat up actual blood and leaned against the bars. His legs gave out and he banged his head. It was her worst nightmare seeing blood fall from his head, and mouth. He looked at her eye trying to stay awake.

" Andy look at me. Your not going to die. They're coming for us. I'm not losing you like my sister's. That torture device isn't taking away someone else from me." He weakly coughed blood into his sleeve and smiled weakly. His shaking hands reached out.

The humans frowned at the optimism. Esme couldn't care less. But when they were finally freed Andy collapsed. She ran to his cell as soon as Lorna ripped away the metal doors.

His blood pooled around him soaking his neck and most of his face. She couldn't hear a heartbeat or his breath. She wiped away the blood from his face and applied CPR. She couldn't go through this again.

She tried again and again despite someone trying to pull her away. Finally he breathed.

" Es-" She interrupted him by kissing him. She turned to glare at everybody who witnessed it.

" I was resuscitating him. Anybody who says differently is going to be left here to rot." She helped Andy stand after answering. She stomped on his  collar shattering it to pieces after it was removed.