"Jin?"
The wife and husband duo exchanged glances but neither recognized the name. But Jaya's mother had an idea about his origins.
"I have been hearing whispers about some pirates popping up these last few months. They attack civilian vessels for supplies and sometimes even kidnap a few people for ransom while discarding the rest. Maybe this was their doing?"
"Pirates? Here? In our system? How is that even possible?"
"Mhm. I heard they have some connections with one of the 'Old Families' which gives them a degree of immunity against random Navy raids. And if I remember correctly, an unidentified vessel was seen planetside a week or two ago. It entered the stratosphere but they lost track of it a few thousand miles to the east."
The husband's brow shot up, "What?! If that's the case-"