“The Star Arrow? Renouard’s ship?” Arland nodded. “The pirate.” “What about it?” “Would you like him killed?” She blinked. “He insulted you. You seem to dislike him, so I sent a frigate to track him down. We’ve been watching him for the past half-cycle, and we have more than enough firepower to reduce him and his ship to cosmic dust.” “Let me see if I understand correctly. You didn’t like the way a pirate and slave trader spoke to me, so you sent a frigate to track him down and murder him and his crew at my convenience?” “You seemed to really dislike him.”
