Rose snorted a laugh. "Yeah, that's another one for the 'weird military traditions' column. Okay, it's like this, at least back home, though it sounds like the story's kinda similar here. Back before gunpowder, the main way naval battles were fought was by getting close to enemy ships and boarding them with soldiers. There are lots of other details, but those aren't important right now." She paused until Sunset nodded in acknowledgement.