[b]Jacob[/b]

"Good," Jacob said, pondering on what he should say next. Using his forearm he leant against the door and rested his head against the rough wooden surface. He almost felt awkward talking to a woman of roughly his age while being forced to maintain a stern and unsympathetic exterior. She was, after all, a prisoner on-board of The Lusty Pillager, and she had to be treated like one. He couldn't bring himself to talk about her in such a degrading manner as so many of the crew did, but there needed to be a fine line drawn between hostage and captor. However, this woman was refusing to eat, and the captain would not be happy about that. "Look, I don't care if you don't want to eat, you're going to have to. If you don't you you'll most likely be beaten... or worse. People have died from starvation on this ship before, and let me assure you that it's not the most pleasant way to go." His voice was not soft, but neither was it scolding. 

Without leaving enough time for the woman to reply Jacob picked up the bowl of gruel and reached for the key. "I'm going to open the door, and when I do you better be at the far end of the room." After a brief struggle to get the key to turn in the lock he opened the door a fraction and stuck his head through the gap. He found the woman exactly where he has asked her to be so, with caution, he entered the room.

"It's just gruel from the kitchen," Jacob said, placing the bowl on a small table at the foot of the bed. He then stood there for a moment, unsure of whether to leave. He filled his cheeks with air and then let the air escape with a sigh, allowing his eyes to wander about the room before landing on the only other person present. She was, in all aspects, quite beautiful. In fact, he would have gone as far to say she was the most strikingly beautiful woman he had ever seen. He was entirely entranced by her for a minute, maybe more, and it was only once Jacob shook himself out of this trance that he had the sense to speak. 

"What's your name?" He asked, sitting down on the edge of the bed.