Erinna:By Aphrodite, Kleio better get back here soon.
Kassandra:Why call on the gods when you have one of their messengers at your service?
Kassandra:Maybe there's something a mercenary can do for you?
Erinna:How'd you know I needed help?
Kassandra:Anthousa told me you could use a hand.
Erinna:Kleio, one of our girls, didn't meet me for prayer this morning. She wasn't at home, either. I'd go investigate but I'm not sure what I could do on my own.
Kassandra:She might have been taken.
Erinna:I asked around. One of our clients said he saw Kleio brought aboard a ship. The men were armed, so there was nothing he could do. I'd pay a lot of drachmae to get her back.
(Accept - I'll find her.)
Kassandra:Armed? Take me to the ship. We'll get Kleio back.
Erinna led the way to a nearby stable.
Erinna:Follow me!
Kassandra:Who do you think they took her?
Erinna:It wouldn't be the first time the Monger's men came after one of us.
Erinna:None of us have ever disappeared like this before. Some are worried they'll be taken next.
As the two approached the port, Erinna and Kassandra talked.
Erinna:Korinth may have a bad reputation, but it wasn't always that way. We used to be safe.
Kassandra:Until the Monger...
Erinna:We're not sure why he came here, but Korinth is worse off because of him.
At the port, they dismounted as they spotted a pirateship in the distance.
Erinna:There! That's the boat our client described. Please, get her back safely.
Kleio holding a knife against Kassandra
Kassandra boarded the Adrestia and sailed in pursuit of the piratetrireme. Drawing near, they attacked the ship and disabled its defenses. Kassandra then boarded the ship with her crew, eliminating the pirates. She found Kleio on the ship and dragged her over to the Adrestia. Once there, Kleio fled her grasp, holding out a knife.
Kleio:Stay back!
Kassandra:I'm here to rescue you.
Kleio:Rescue me? You sunk my boat, pirate!
Kassandra:Put the knife away. I'm a friend.
Kleio put away the knife.
Kleio:What do you mean?
Kassandra:Your friend hired me to save you from these men and bring you back.
Erinna:Erinna?! I commissioned that ship to steal me away from Korinth.
Kassandra:You're... escaping? From what?
Kleio:You have no idea what the Monger does to people. The things I've seen. No one in Korinth is safe.
Kassandra:Erinna thought you were abducted. She clearly cares about you.
Kleio:If she cared about me, she'd let me go. Even Anthousa can't keep us safe anymore.
Kassandra:She clearly disagrees.
Kassandra:The Greek world is being ravaged by war. You're no safer on the seas than you are in Korinth.