"My name's my occupation, too. It's the way of my people - our names are, in part, our titles and our roles. I am the Mariner. So I suppose it's a code name." skekSa prefers Captain over her official title, but she uses and answers to both.

She nods in approval of Mantis's adventurous spirit. "The Wilds. I go there myself sometimes - you have to be careful where you step, and I suggest you travel armed, but they're beautiful in their way. I could show you around one day. The anti-violence field that protects us in the inhabited areas isn't so strong there."