River nodded and began to set them up on a route that would take them to the docking area for the market and from there on to Beaumonde. She'd heard a lot about that planet and was very much looking forward to visiting. It sounded so nice! And much more civilized than Paiout.<br/><br/>Had any of the others realized that the planet's name was an anagram for Utopia? And the names of its cities associated with the different paradises of various mythologies? Head bent over the screen, she programmed a route that would take them a little longer but reduced the odds of being intercepted by the Alliance to almost zero.<br/><br/>"He found me, Captain," she said, looking up at him. "Very curious, no?" The River that no one on the ship ever forgot was there was peeking through. "He intrigues me. There's something different about him and whatever it is, I like it. I don't think he's any danger to us. And if he is, I'll deal with it."<br/><br/>She looked away from Mal back to the controls. "He needed a ship, we need revenue. I'll take full responsibility for him and his actions while he's here." River frowned. Neither Simon nor Mal seemed to have taken to the Shepherd. "Why don't you like him?"