Yeah, I know one of them. I did the diplomatic mission with the one named Thán. I have known him for a while. Not a bad guy, you know, for a guy that keeps us against our will. [A fact that Niko never allows himself to forget. It's too dangerous not to remember. Easy to get wrapped up in a gilded cage. Too many Balkan Slavs sold themselves, he had to sell too many, for him not to think about what too much complacency would lead to.]

Like I say. They're sort of- [he makes a "so so" motion with his hand.] They have information control. The captains of the ship before this would torture people. These keep us in the dark.

But they don't want us dead. For some reason or another, they care for our health. Maybe because we're useful. Maybe because there is some morality there, that it is not okay to have their crew die.