Lorem, quickly scanning through the files on his datapad, taps the hold button on the device, studies the information displayed on the small screen before deactivating the pad and setting it down on the desk before him. "This all seems very odd to me. Aside from a pair of grainy images showing some of the pirate corvettes in battle, along with a single inconclusive analysis of a vessel written by one of the system's naval officers; it seems that there's little to no useful information about the pirates available. I cannot accept that in the ten years that these pirate raids have been occurring in the Farnost system that none of the system's nearly five million inhabitants has failed to note how many distinct vessels the pirates command or to where they appear to retreat after their raids, let alone who they are and who may lead them. Even the lack of curiosity and conjecture in the Governess' reports and requests for aid seem unusual for a human."
Looking around the group, Lorem pauses to consider his next words. "Although the resources of this library are great, it does not appear that we will find anything here that may help us. I would suggest that we consider the option of contacting the Governess directly via the holonet and asking her for the information we need to prepare a strategy. If she is sincere about her requests for aid, I would hope that she could help us to understand how we might deal with these pirates."
