"Intriguing, a Zoner proficient in the exchange of Daam thingy artefacts imploring to join an association straddling Sirius's primary intoxicant artery; you wouldn't mind if I indulged in the odd rifle through your dry goods occasionally, would you? I do hope not. Indeed I can imagine particular employees in both divisions being rather fascinated with your petit pursuit. But enough of that..."
"So Sir, pleasure the unenlightened if you will; what exactly constitutes one of those "situations" that you're so allegedly proficient at escaping from, hmm? Pursuit of the law? I may note that your criminal history is rather, well, liberal."
"None withstanding Sir, we could utilise one such as yourself. So friend, if you wouldn't mind moving whatever assets you see fit to the Freeport proper we can organise things with an air of enhanced civility, oui?"
"It would be traditional for me to query you excessively here, but after your progressive actions over the past few days I've decided that such a course would be little short of a waste of good diction. Good luck sir, and welcome. You're one of us now."
THE SYNDIC LEAGUES
(A co-operative of Rheinland's Shipping Unions, retired from a life of piracy.)