A commotion of shouting and scuffling in the crew's quarters broke the misty night's quiet and stillness. Talk is that Captain Paldeo attacked that malnourished prisoner. Not the most favourable odds for the chained man and no prizes will be won for guessing who came out the victor. It could've been worse, though -- supposedly that ex-Lion Guard, Rostam Marzani was there to intervene, keeping the Captain from outright kicking the convict to death.
Some say it was provoked. That's believable enough; anyone who's spent a couple minutes in the convict's company (against better judgement) might know that he has a knack for finding sore spots.