"Well, Gabriel." James responded, wrenching his hammer from a beast's skull. "Assuming they weren't mindless and hungry, I could think of far too many reasons why someone would kidnap a young, pretty lady."

He shook excess brain matter off the weapon. "I mean right off the top there's the slave trade. She could have been a ritual sacrifice, or perhaps they intended to cook her before eating her. And then there's the satisfaction of more primal urges. It's a really good thing we found her when we did."