26 Side story: Politics.

Author:

Although enemy of the state,

A prisoner of caliber is not treated like bait,

Better to use as may be,

For knowledge or seduction you see!

A prisoner of state is better a spy,

A prisoner of state is better to seduce with lies.

Either truth or lies is not as plain to see.

Faith ever waving by the sea!

The shores of hope and the shores of hate,

All become one when manipulated fate,

Tells the story of another to see.

Is there true evil in a land of mutiny ?

Strategic plans,

Love and dance,

Isn't a prisoner treated well?

Better than any person you can fish from hell?

What is better left unharmed?

Another countries princess or a lad on a farm?

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Author: This is not to say no political enemy goes untortured, just that a princess or someone so high up but without power works as a good spy, a good source of information, and also a good romance (for those who want to create peace.)

In this scenario the captive is likely better treated than some peasants as torturing for information will often give rise to lies or half truths and the things you want to hear.

In this scenario a spy is almost impossible to create with violence and only through pretty words as anyone would notice something wrong if you laid a hand onto the enemy.

In this scenario if you want to give rise to peace you can easily just seduce the captive as that would give you some form of official standing in the enemies country / state.

This is also under the assumption that:

A. tensions are high enough for kidnapping to happen.

B. war hasn't broken out due to the two sides being so evenly balanced that war is a suicide pact.