Sam groaned as she awoke, feeling her head throb. She squinted her eyes open, peering around the small, dark room. It was quite small, and aside from the window at the top of the door, there was no other source of light coming in. She went to stand, but felt her arms pull her back down, hearing as two chains rattled behind her. Looking back, she saw the chains that confined her wrists, keeping her pinned to the wall. She let out a frustrated sigh. She was really getting tired of waking up in unfamiliar places.

She lowered her hands down to the floor, feeling the ground beneath her as she tried to figure out exactly where she was. The floor appeared to be stone, from the feel of it. Hard, cold, and slick feeling. As she looked up she saw that the walls were as well. The door appeared to be some sort of metal, as it shone slightly from the light pouring in through the window. Sam raised her eyebrow curiously. She couldn't be on a ship. She had to be in some sort of a building. Where, she had no idea, and she had no idea how she'd gotten there. She must've been knocked out for quite some time for someone to have transported her to a building. The only place she could think she could be would be somewhere in Moldor. It was the closest city to where the naval base was, so she could've been easily transported from one to the other.

Slumping back against the wall, she rested her throbbing head back and closed her eyes. Her mind began churning out questions, like why she was still alive. Not that she wasn't extremely grateful or anything, but from all outward appearances, these guys had made it blatantly clear that they would kill anyone caught on a pirate ship. Why had she been spared? She remembered hiding Lily in the supply closet before being attacked, and she squeezed her eyes tightly, hoping that they hadn't found her and that her daughter was still alright.

Fiddling with the cuffs attached to her wrists, she thought of Eduardo and the other guys. She worried that something had happened to them, as they hadn't shown up when the group had started attacking the base. She hoped that they were alright, and had found Lily ok. The room was so dark that the light shining in from the small window atop the door seemed bright in comparison. She tried to see if she could see where she was, or just what was outside the room, but found herself unable to. The only thing she could see was blue skies outside.

Footsteps echoed, coming closer to the room, and Sam recoiled as the door to her room opened. Light poured in, invading her senses, and she had to squeeze her eyes shut from the onslaught. The footsteps came slowly towards her, and she felt someone grab her chin and tilt it up. Slowly opening her eyes, she looked up at the man holding her chin. He was quite large, much taller than she was, and he had a patch over one eye like Eduardo did. She could see the faint outline of a scar running from the top of his head, over where the patch was, and downward.

"Well good morning there sunshine. Sleep fine?" The man rasped. His voice was low and sounded as if he were gargling rocks as he spoke.

When she didn't reply, he squeezed her chin harder, and looked over his shoulder at two men who were now standing behind him in the doorway. He nodded to them and they walked forward, each grabbing an end to the chain's holding Sam down. Sam heard the chains rattle, and then two clicks, followed by a loud clamping noise. Sam wiggled her arms to realize they had undone the chains holding her to the ground, but had clamped a device around her wrists, binding them behind her back. The men then stood her up, facing her towards the larger man. Smiling, he nodded his head towards the door, and stepped outside. The two men followed, dragging Sam along with them as they followed after the larger man.

Keeping pace with the larger man, Sam was pushed alongside him. She looked about, taking in her surroundings as she was shoved along. They appeared to be in some castle, from the look of the intricate stone surrounding them. She realized it must be the old abandoned castle up the mountain from Moldor. It had been abandoned for many years, as the new king had built a different castle closer to Moldor. They walked around the outside of the castle, the outer pathway that circled the castle, and also where the surrounding chambers were known to hold the castle's prisoners.

"Who are you?" She asked, looking up at the man.

"My name is Nick. I'm the second officer in command here."

"Who's the first?"

Nick smiled, flashing his teeth down at her as they continued to walk. "I think you already know the answer to that question."

Sam thought a moment. "Daniel…"

"Indeed. Captain Daniel is the one in charge of this command. I'm in charge until his return."

"His… return?"

Nick nodded. "Indeed."

"What is it that you want with me?"

Nick smiled. "You my dear are our way of getting our Captain back?"

Sam raised an eyebrow. "And how the hell are you going to do that?"

"You sure have a foul mouth for a woman."

"I don't take kindly to people trying to kill me or my family."

Nick looked over at her and smiled again. "Your… family… right. Well if I were you I would hold my tongue around here. I'm giving you the benefit of the doubt at the moment since you've just awoken, but remember that I will not tolerant a woman behaving around my men in that manner."

"What is it that you're going to do with me?" She repeated.

"You're our… how should I put this… our way of convincing your little… pirate friends, of helping us get Captain out of prison."

Sam stopped and looked up at him. "What do you mean by us helping you get him out of prison?"

Nick leaned forward and grabbed her chin again. "Your little friends are well aware that we have you with us now. You being the only woman on board is a benefit for us." Sam mentally sighed in relief. They didn't know about Lily. She was at least grateful for that.

"What do you mean?"

"Well if they want you back, they're going to break our Captain out of prison, and return him to us. And when he has been safely returned to us, we will then, in turn, return you to your little friends."

Sam sneered at him and chuckled quietly. "If you think you're fooling me, let's just get straight to the point. Shall we? We both know that you're not going to return me to them. You're going to kill them after they give you Daniel. Aren't you?"

Nick smirked at her again before releasing her chin. "Well I will give you this one wench. You're smart at least."