The NPC Raiders have again met their match in the Caribbean. At Las Aves, LOUP's French garrison turned back the assault with resolute defense, preserving the port in their keeping. Simultaneously, the marauders struck at Sale-Trou, where VCNA's British colors proved no less formidable—the raiders were cast back, and the settlement remains secure in British hands. Two ports defended, two pirate ambitions thwarted; the Raiders' tally of defeats continues unabated. The treasury leaderboard remains unmoved. CFS holds the apex uncontested, commanding twenty-six ports and the first rank it claimed yesterday—a dominion that shows no sign of wavering in these waters.