The bed where they lay was more comfortable than their previous locales but the bound and gagged journalists were unlikely to appreciate the difference as they lay stretched out with their arms and legs tethered to opposite ends of its wooden framework. When Hazel and Freya's hands were later tied behind their backs and linked to their bare feet so that their legs were folded, contortions became more vigorous and continued until the welcome sound of a familiar voice brought their ordeal to an end.