<div style="text-align: justify;">The young 'cargo' had no intention of actually complaining, since she had been already informed of what would happen if she caused too much trouble. The prospect of being thrown overboard wasn't an attractive one, and so Elizabeth decided to behave. True, she wasn't sure the fate reserved to her wasn't worse than death. But she was too young to appreciate in detail the complete situation she would be living in after the men reached shore and found someone to sell her to. Being as young as she was, all Natalie cared about now was to stay alive. And for that, she needed to behave. And to try - God knew how - to ease her seasickness.<br/><br/>When the boy told her to follow him, the girl nodded and did as she was told. Despite the fact that he was roughly her age, the boy was still her superior in the chain. Well, not even the rats in the ship were her lesser, Nat thought while descending carefully down the stairs. Her eyes took a few seconds to get used to the darker place, but it felt more comfortable than the bright light out there. <br/><br/>Keeping silent while Alois moved to get water, the girl nodded obediently and moved away from the guard, giving him a scared gaze as she walked by. All of those people were so scary Natalie considered if that was a nightmare from which she would wake up soon.  Shaking her head, the girl stopped harboring hopes and accepted the water. "Thank you", she murmured softly, drinking slowly and taking a deep breath after each sip. Her gaze moved back to the boy and she wondered for a moment before asking a question.<br/><br/>"Did they... were you stolen too?". After the question, the girl fell silent, hoping this question alone wouldn't get her in trouble.</div>