"He didn't touch me," Alcuin said. His eyes followed Krem's gaze, frowning slightly at the knowledge that these were pirates, after all. "Nor have you. You may be pirates, but you've both treated me like a person, not simply a thing to be desired and owned." That was more than enough to earn Alcuin's regard. He dropped his eyes away from the speech and the Captain, hoping that he would be lucky enough to have a private berth away from reaching hands.