It was raining on a dark night. A ship with his subordinates sailed up to Jason's main ship. Looking thoughtfully at the approaching ship, Jason motioned for the pirates to extend the bridge so that employees from the neighboring ship could come to him. Judging by the boxes, cages, and baskets, his subordinates did not come empty-handed. Pirates from the neighboring crew enthusiastically boarded the ship, unloading the gifts. One of Jason's subordinates happily waved at him in greeting.
“Captain! I'm not coming to you empty-handed..”— the man's hand unobtrusively slid to a particularly heavy and tall cage, teasingly tracing the velvet flannel — “I assure you.. You'll love it. We found this in the hold of the imperial ship.” — the subordinate stepped back, allowing Jason to come closer.
The captain approached the cage with slow and heavy steps. His hand lingered a millimeter away from the flannel before pulling it off. Jason's eyes widened in surprise when he saw the bound girl. Quickly regaining his composure, the man covered the cage with a cloth back and croaked low to his subordinate.
“Great job. Leave me alone.— the pirates nodded obediently and scattered about their business, leaving Jason alone with his new “gift”.