Lydia started to speak up, to explain her own misgivings about this Erstil merchant but the magistrate obviously was having none of her attempts to mitigate her guilt.  "Ummm... he..." She could only listen helplessly as the judge pressed onward.  "Slavery, the sword?" she gasped in horror.  Granted this was just a game but an early death or descent into slavery where her options for game play would be severely limited would both be very bad.  She glanced around uncomfortably as the room was cleared of all but the captain, magistrate and the three men.  Lydia backed up, avoiding the man's heavy stomach as he pressed forward against her.<br/><br/>Looking up into the eyes of the judge Lydia weighed each option.  Just one look at the captain was enough to dissuade her of that option.  He was a pervert and likely sadist and while the game controls would protect her character again she had no idea to put up with that kind of thing.  Lydia shook her head in disgust as the captain leered at her.  When the three men were revealed as slavers Lydia regarded them carefully.  The option to help in the problem with the slaves seemed like the best bet although the most dangerous.  Being dragged off into abject slavery certain would be less deadly in the short term but could be rather confining to put it mildly in the longer term.<br/><br/>Lydia turned to the three men and looked at them carefully.  "What and where do you intend to take me as a slave masters?"  She asked the three men.  "Why are you so interested in a solitary elf woman?"  Turning back to the magistrate she continued.  "What problem are you having with the slaves that the fine offices of the captain aren't good enough to solve the issues?"<br/><br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Rolls</div><div class="spoiler_body">Roll Result: Lydia rolled: 1d20, adding +2 to the total<br/>Comment: Sense Motive<br/>Result: 5,<br/>Total: 7<br/>Roll Result: Lydia rolled: 1d20, adding +12 to the total<br/>Comment: Perception<br/>Result: 10,<br/>Total: 22</div></div>