If you had been told even a week ago that you, the prince of the kingdom Tarquel, would be stowed away at the bottom of a pirate ship with your wrists and ankles bound, you’d have probably claimed it was sorcery and chopped off the freak’s head. But, the hypothetical prophecy had come true; you'd been taken for ransom by the Night Raiders, the most notorious pirate crew there was. And their captain, Alaric Thorne, did not have the best rep. He was known for his ruthless torture methods, and well as his cruelty.