[Motochika frowns and lets out a little sigh. There's not much that he can do that will change how the two of them choose to go about things, but that doesn't mean he won't try. He's no pacifist, not at all, but he'd prefer not to leave a bloodbath behind. Enemies are enemies, of course, but there's no need to slaughter them.]

No prisoners, sink them if you can, but there's no need to slaughter them out of hand. We're pirates, aye, but aside from that we don't know what their quarrel with us is. We fight to drive them off, not destroy. Be mindful of that. Captain's orders.