The Village is part of what she means. The Village, the ship, whatever network of interlocking torture realms their captor had created. Nobody deserved to be trapped there, she thinks. There are plenty of people that Tayrey will readily say deserve to die, her own tormentors first among them, but what happened back there was worse than death. Nobody deserved the Nothing. Not pirates, not murderers - not even Number Two.

Fortunately for both of them, Ari Tayrey didn't see the eventual fate of the man who ran the Village. Being teleported into a locked room full of people had left her capable of nothing more than blind panic and a desperate need to escape.

'He deserved to die,' she says, soberly, 'and I hear that he did. That's a victory for you. For everyone he hurt. I hope... it's going to be easier here.' Her voice carries a cautious hope. 'Peace and prosperity,' she offers then. 'I'm Lieutenant Tayrey.' In case he'd forgotten. In case he'd never know - and because she's hoping for a reply that isn't one-one-nine.