Sylvie absently groaned as she felt her consciousness return. She opened her eyes to a blurry but familiar sight. Shaking her head and blinking, she thought, No way, I know this ship!

    "Looks like you finally decided to wake up princess," a rough but familiar voice spoke.

    None other than the blue skinned, scruffy-looking, and yellow-haired Leory Gunnger stood in front of her. Sylvie tried to stand up, but her legs were tied together and her arms were tied behind her back.

    "I thought you were leaving you-" She then called him some unsavory words.

    Leory was caught off-guard by her language and chuckled, stroking his short beard, "You really are a little spit-fire."

    "Call me what you want but I am of no use to you!"

    "Actually missy," he pinched her chin and lifted her head up, "you will give me just enough money to pay off a little debt I have."

    Sylvie jerked her head away, avoiding eye contact, "Couldn't you have used the money you took from us?"

    "For your information, I did get you two to Japeron safe and sound, and that was the deal. You payed me, I didn't take anything."

    Sylvie snorted and stayed quiet.

    "You're a beautiful, not to mention rare species," he coaxed, running his fingers through her dark brown hair. "I'm sure Evo would pay decently for you."

    Anger fumed in Sylvie as he did this, and she was ready to lash out any moment.

   "Your boyfriend, Ajax right? He has no chance of saving you without dying himself, so don't get your hopes up."

    "He's not my boyfriend!"

    Leory climbed up the ladder to the top deck, ignoring her last comment. She leaned her head against the cool, vibrating walls of the ship and sobbed. He's right, what's the chance Ajax would come and save me. It'll risk his own life, and now that I'm off his hands, I'm sure he is rejoicing right now. Oh I'll never make it home! And that thought only made her cry harder.