There's a market for discreet, no-questions-asked courier service from the Rim to the Core and everywhere in between, and William Cross is a major player in that market. His ship, Huntingdon's Bolt, is never in the same place twice, and it's frequently toting some VIP or another to a rendezvous. Their base is a Buddhist monastery,and some folks say that the peace loving monks finance 'em in part, even if that contribution barely covers the cost of fuel cells. Source: Serenity role playing game