Sheldon said, "I just spread the news, and then a long-haul cargo ship happened to return from South Merriford, passing through the international waters outside Valarna and Reya.

"They did find a hydrofoil that matched your description very closely. But there was a guy on that hydrofoil who was extremely fierce, more ruthless than the pirates."

"My ship is a merchant ship. Although it's big, there are only law-abiding people on board, and they have no way to deal with those few ...