So when the Juirean Fleet arrived near K’ly, the alarms sounded at the pirate base and crews scrambled for their ships. Pirates lived life on the edge, constantly looking over their shoulders for any real or perceived threats. One of their major concerns was the expectation that one of the more ambitious governments in the Fringe would try to gain political points by attacking their home base. So escape plans were honed and drills were run until a pirate crew could have their ship away and in a well within 10 minutes of an alarm. And so like roaches when the lights comes on, 23 pirate craft were bolting into space in a myriad of directions, so as to make it nearly impossible for an attacker to catch more than a few of the stragglers. Practice made perfect. For the others - well the outcome was not so perfect. Captains Jiden and Meldeon were on perimeter duty when the Juirean Fleet appeared. The assignment was a temporary punishment for their cut-and-run abandonment of the ship they’d attacked a few days earlier.
