Parlay

Korak had once read something about pirate culture.
Parley, often stylized as parlay, was a negotiation conference, especially one between enemies over terms of a truce or other matters. The root of the word parley is parler, which is the French verb "to speak"; specifically the conjugation parlez "you speak", whether as imperative or indicative. The term written as "parlay" on the Pirata Codex was known as a right in the Code of the Pirate Brethren, set down by Morgan and Bartholomew, that allowed any person to invoke temporary protection and brought before the captain to "negotiate" without being attacked until the parley is complete.

''Parlay.'' He spoke to the woman.
She looked intrigued. Her eyes brightened and she nearly smiled.
''You know our customs. What do you want to talk about?''