They? It seemed like she was being vague on purpose as to the identity of her captors. He scribbled the following message on the notepad:
"Who is 'They', Ariana? Who's trying to keep you locked up like this? Please tell me." Vol was running out of room on the first page, so he flipped to the next and completed the message:
"I can do all that I can to free you from this, but I must know who has done this and for what reasons." 

"No, he wasn't with me and I know Helena has no interest in him, so there's no way those two are talking." Ada breathed out a light sigh, scanning the ever growing populace of the banquet and knew that she would have to find him somehow so that her royal parents would not only be pleased, but saved from the embarrassment of not having one of the supreme guests of honor vacant at a banquet specifically honoring him and his men. 
"Hold down the fort, would you, dear? I need to find our Captain." With that, Ada glided out of the room and up towards the Captain's quarters.