Johanna keeps her options open.

Johanna fumbled in the darkness to try and free Bone quickly, eventually deciding to just cut him loose. Unfortunately, as soon as she was lining up her knife with his leash, a voice rose up from behind her and caused her to whirl around in a panic.

"Trying to steal him back?" The woman-shaped shadow in the center of the cave asked mockingly. Johanna hadn’t heard her enter, apparently too distracted in her attempts to free Bone. "You should keep better track of your pets." At that, a torch hissed to life, illuminating the three people in the room and giving them all a chance to examine each other.

The mystery woman was tall, muscular, tattooed, and naked, her perky breasts completely bare. She also appeared unarmed except for the torch, which she tossed down in front of her, igniting the pile of refuse and further illuminating the room. Johanna quickly noted a worrying abnormality: a small pair of black horns growing out of her forehead, just below her hairline. She was currently examining Johanna with an amused expression, suggesting that she was in no way intimidated by the other woman.

Johanna also gave a quick glance to Bone now that he was properly lit, noting that the man was naked except for his bindings, and that he also had four long, parallel scratches across his lower abdomen. While Johanna expected Bone to be wounded, based on the amount of blood she had seen, these cuts didn’t look nearly severe enough to be wholly responsible for what she had noted. She would have to check him for other wounds later, though. There were more pressing matters at hand.

“Who are you? And what do you want with him?” Johanna asked, adjusting her grip on the crude stone knife in her hand so as to be ready in the case of a sudden ****.

The woman rose an eyebrow at the inquiry, but answered nonetheless. “I am Elara. As for him… well, men are pitiful creatures on the whole, but I expect I can get some entertainment out of him.” Elara made a show of slowly licking her lips, and from her expression, Johanna had a good idea of the kind of entertainment she meant.

“I see,” Johanna spoke slowly, hoping to avoid **** for as long as possible. “My name is Johanna. I am new to this island, and this man has been,” She paused, trying to find the right words, “Somewhat useful to me.”

Elara seemed satisfied with the way the conversation was going, because Johanna noticed her shoulders drop as the mysterious woman adopted a more relaxed posture. “‘Somewhat useful’ is perhaps too flattering,” She chuckled, “Still, he belongs to mine, now.”

Bone, who had been entirely too quiet during this conversation, decided that now was a good time to interject, “Hey! I belong to no one. I- Gah!”

Johanna kneed the man in the side, enough to shut him up, but not enough to cause any real damage. “Stay quiet,” She growled down at him. Elara was grinning even wider when Johanna turned back to her, and Johanna smiled back. As long as she kept playing her cards right, she could probably get out of this situation without having to resort to ****, and besides, it felt good to get a bit of payback on the pirate who had, truthfully, been little more than a thorn in her side these past two days.

“Well, Johanna,” Elara began to walk towards the pair now, still rather imposing despite her relaxed pace. “Are you going to put that knife away so we can talk like civilized women,” She paused a few feet away, casting an eye over Johanna’s body once more before continuing, “Or would you prefer to play rough?”