<div style="text-align: justify;">When Hans replied to her, Elizabeth nodded and stayed silent. She was scared, but having Hans by her side gave Elizabeth a little bit of a sense of security. She slipped her hand into his, silently, and waited for everything to end. <br/><br/>The sounds coming from the deck told the tale of a very serious situation, and Elizabeth didn't feel like seeing the scenes up there. She closed her eyes, even though she couldn't see anything, and only opened them after the short clas ended.<br/><br/>When Jacob's peg leg could be heard coming down, the girl looked at him worriedly.<br/><br/>Elizabeth didn't expect to have a vote in the ship - she was a girl, after all. But she felt that things could indeed improve to her. Even if her life in the ship wasn't such a bad one.<br/><br/>Jacob's words about the scene made Elizabeth decide to stay below, and she preferred to wait there and simply listen.<br/><br/>When Elizabeth heard that she was not being sold anymore, the girl's heart raced. She was free from that terrible threat now. And able to choose what she was to do with her life. When Hans came back down, the girl nodded. "I did. I am not being sold as a slave now", she murmured. Looking up and then at Hans, she bit her lower lip. "I am not going away now. I will stay here, with you."</div>