RON MACDOUGALL SPOILER!

The older MacDougall brother is a calculating mercenary who treats piracy, bounty hunting and contract work as different columns in the same ledger. Ron is far calmer than Harry and usually the person keeping their operation focused on money and survival rather than obsession. He pilots alongside his brother, carries a Caster-style staff and has enough experience with dangerous clients to work for the Kei Pirates without ever confusing employment with loyalty. Gene also recognizes the MacDougalls' ship from the attack that killed his father, making Ron one of the few enemies tied directly to Gene's childhood trauma. Ron's cold response only makes the conflict worse: he has accepted so many lethal jobs that one destroyed family is barely memorable to him. The exception is Harry, whom Ron protects with genuine devotion.