He is being watched through slightly narrowed eyes -- a flat, calculating, distrustful gaze. There's something not quite right about it, if you look long enough or carefully enough. Most do not.

"And I see that Mr Wellard is out of uniform as well. Perhaps Mr Wellard thinks that there is no need for such niceties as proper attire, let alone due deference to his commanding officer?"

James Sawyer, formerly the captain of the HMS Renown, takes a step closer to the young man who was once under his command.