"Just follow my lead and everything will be fine. You can go, maybe on your merry way after this," Zephyair hissed, pushing the girl toward one of the ships. The crew of one was merely standing by their ship, "The Waverunner" run across it bow. The pirates saw them coming and drew their blades.<br/><br/>"Put those down before you hurt someone," she said to them. "Give me passage on your ship to the Twin Cities in the north and I'll let her, safe and sound." She held the girl a little tighter for good measure. "Of course, she'll have to come along too. Once on board you might try to kill me or throw me overboard or you might decide to take me elsewhere. You wouldn't want one of your crew members to take her place, would you?"<br/><br/>From there she would let them decide. They would either deny her passage and thus her threat would become action. Or they would allow her on board, making her a babysitter for this girl while she waited the 6 or so week journey up the coast to the Twin Cities. "I hope you have something to entertain yourself with," she whispered to the girl, "You'll need it."