Logan said matter-of-factly, "This is a breeding ground of crime. Criminals do whatever they want here.

"Even if they had become more restrained in recent years, there is no guarantee of safe passage. You need to prepare yourself for the worst."

Olivia was puzzled. "Since it might be dangerous, why didn't we take another route?"

"There's a little bit of a gambler in everyone, especially businessmen. If we don't take this route, we would have to take the further way around. That would be an extra two weeks at sea.

"Besides, the other routes posed some dangers as well, like the risk of hitting reefs, not to mention the additional costs of a longer journey.

"Since there were fewer pirate sightings in recent years, everyone feels more at ease passing through this route."

Logan's explanation was very detailed, but Olivia felt like there was more to it.

"Do you have a different opinion?"

"I just feel like we have to prepare for the worst for anything, especially when we're talki