Damn, they were quick on the draw... quite talented soldiers then, it seems.  Good thing they did this this way of all ways.  Turning to the Matron, she smiled, chuckled a bit, but walked up and set a hand on the woman's shoulder - gently, nonthreateningly.<br/><br/>"Sorry, but we didn't come out this far for such small amounts of gold." she said, politely "Airships are expensive to keep up, as you may very well know, and my crew needs to be paid, not to mention myself.  But like I said,<em>if</em>you cooperate this may be like a fun, exciting adventure you<em>didn't</em>sign up for or agree to.  Otherwise you'll be in chains, and some<em>very</em>unpleasant things will happen to you, and none of us want that, right?"<br/><br/>She offered to take each of the women's hands, smiling politely and putting on the charm.  Cooperative prisoners were good prisoners, and good prisoners were less likely to hunt down and<em>kill you</em>if they escaped.<br/><br/>"IF you'll take my hand, I'll take you up someplace more comfortable, my personal quarters in fact." she said, still smiling and polite "We can relax and discuss a few things there, alright?  It'll just be us; my Marine has to get to her duties after all, and no violence if you behave, of course."