The man lead his captain down to his cabin and opened the door. He stepped back for Joseph to take Elissa in. “Set her down on the bed.” He instructed, following him. “You can move her back to her cabin once I’m tending to her.” He began to gather supplies that he would need to extract the bullet from her shoulder. “Am I to take it that this is the captive that will be your bargaining tool to get the ship back?” He asked trying to make conversation. He hated working in silence.  “Are you staying or waiting outside while I tend to her?” He asked once he had gathered everything that he would need to tend to the young woman.

“I was doing him a favor!” Rat yelled angrily. “She’s a menace! She will find a way to ruin all of us on this ship. She is a monster!” He fought against the men even though he didn’t stand a chance of getting away from them. “She’s a siren. She will doom us all. A woman of high standing like her should not know how to fight. Someone taught her. He should be thanking me for what I did!” He continued to fight as the men began to drag him towards the brig.