When Samba had heard Queen Scarlet's guards in the woods, she'd instinctively disguised herself as a SeaWing. She'd forgotten that the SeaWings were on Blister's side, while the SkyWings were on Burn's side. The guards had taken her prisoner, claiming she could fight in Queen Scarlet's arena. She hadn't been brave enough - or fast enough - to reveal herself as a RainWing. They hadn't even taken sides in the war! The guards would probably take her anyway. She regretted being taken prisoner... but not enough to really do anything about it.
They took her to a giant palace perched on a mountain, bigger than anything she'd ever seen! She let out a sigh of wonder.
One of the guards looked at her. "What, you never seen a palace before?"
She instinctively pulled her wings in. "Um... of course I have! I just..." Samba struggled to come up with a good lie.
"One of our greatest prides," said the guard, puffing up and saving her an answer. "Surely much better than anything you could have in the SeaWing kingdom."
She nodded, pretending like she knew about that sort of thing, and let them take her into the palace.