Yes!  That got them working.  Doxi knew the drill well enough, and motioned for Theristina to follow her into the cargo bay.  It was quite a fast haul, but they were both in excellent shape, and luckily her Marine was dressed quite well for meeting the Matron.  Her appearance... likely 'good enough,' but she had a way around that...<br/><br/>When they got up and out of the basket...<br/><br/>"Matron, Mistress." Doxi said, bowing to them both properly "As I said, I'm Captain Dhelista, and I apologize now for my appearance; I was told to leave immediately and did not have time to change from what I had before nor bring any changes.  Please, for privacy follow me up onto the deck and to the captain's quarters, my first mate here and I will explain the nature of the emergency once we're there."<br/><br/>All she had to do was get her deeper into the ship and pin them off, and then she could make her demands to the men on the ground..."