["A lawman" - it's funny, maybe it's just the translation, but it reminds him of the terminology they had used in Scorpion's Bend when he had assisted the sheriff and his deputy. It isn't what he'd call himself exactly, but it's close enough, and so he nods. Better to leave it at that then have to go into - or fabricate - details.]

Oh, so you know the type. They're a plague no matter where they go. People have enough to worry about already without adding piracy to their list of troubles. Guess I'm not surprised your worlds have them too, though. The end of a war must give vultures a lot of opportunity.