The pearl divers' business has not been very affected by the presence of the Mountain Clan, since they don't come down to the sea so they aren't competition. They hypothesize that if the tensions cease, perhaps they would find more buyers in the Mountain Clan, so their ideal outcome to the conflict would be a lasting peace.

Alliances between clans are not familiar to them in recent history, says one pearl diver; the Sea Clan won Hanabira hundreds of years ago during an extended civil war, so there has been no need for alliances since. The other interjects that the Sea Clan Prince -- Youmi's elder brother -- was married to a foreign queen across the sea, which she imagines is similar. The courtship was a very formal affair, with Youmi and the queen communicating for weeks in regards to what an alliance between their two nations would mean. The wedding took place only days after the prince agreed to it.

The pearl divers also disclose that Youmi's brother brought pearls -- among other fine Sea Clan crafts -- to his prospective wife in order to symbolize what the Sea Clan has to offer. Those who wish to purchase pearls fine enough for a wedding dowry ought to be prepared to pay a steep price, they say, but Kylo Ren is somehow persuasive enough that they hand over two large pearls, each a half inch in diameter.