There are pirates here, in Luceti. My world, at least, seems largely free from pirates except in basically the same places. The ones here aren't really the...swashbuckling types. I don't think the word means quite the same thing there as it does here.

And yea, that...sounds like a pretty horrible case. I've had a few of those, chasing some real sickos over the years, but nothing quite like that. Its good to hear that you saved those girls. What happened to the guy?