Hm. Yeah I guess you're right. [he's always sort of treated them like they had souls, even Kitetsu when challenging its curse. Huh. Interesting.]

'Course the stories aren't nice, a lot of pirates aren't. I became a pirate because the alternative was getting executed for a trumped-up charge, and I've got shit to do with my life. It's a good time, we have a lot adventures and I get to fight a lot of powerful people. It's all about the freedom to go where we please and do what we want.