Rockmar shook Charlotte's hand.  She had the hands of a warrior. He missed any sarcasm she might have voiced in her greeting. He was still a little confused by her words. "There has to be islands somewhere. That's where the pirates hide. Somewhere."

In reply to her last question, he replied, "We're explorers now. Makes no difference who or what we were before.  We're explorers now, Charlotte of Kaer."