James had caught Cade just as he was taking another mouthful of food. While normally not one for table manners, the mouthful gave Cade an 'excuse' to signal 'one second' as he chewed, swallowed...

...and threw reason to the wind.

"Same thing I do back 'home'. Hunt."

-not all of it, but most. What was the kid gonna do if he pried, tell him he was wrong? It may not have been the most glorious job in the galaxy, but it was hell of a lot better than flat-out piracy.