[ There is a ghost of a laugh on her lips, more derisive than anything. She glances at him from over her shoulder. ]

I can handle animals. I can handle men, too. I wonder, instead, what line you will not dare to cross - and if we are alike in mind.

[ But he's not offering anything specific, and so Alysia cuts to the chase. After all, she has nothing to lose by showing what she will not stand for. If anything, she can ask as many questions as she wishes and it might paint a more conflicting portrait of who she is, something she would be all too glad to do. ]

Your stance on recruiting children, for instance. Slavery. The role of women - either on your crew or upon ships or isles you plunder.

[ She can take care of herself and ensure no one touches her. That isn't her concern. ]

And do you take indiscriminately or do you have a particular code for that?