Assuming we're heading up into the Islands to deal with the pirates, and starting at the orange dot in Estala (that is a capital, right?) what kind of landscapes and threats would a guide need to be familiar with? Also, how widespread are the pirate fleets and how far inland do their raids usually go? I've got the mental gears turning now on the possibility that Gorou could have been pirate hunting as well as dojo-smashing, since pirates sometimes have skilled swordsmen too.