[That breaks him out of his thoughts and he gives a smile.]

Easy to accept something that's been there your whole life. My grandfather told me stories until I was shivering to stow away aboard the next ship. He was in the navy as well, and had nothing but adventures to talk about. I'm fairly certain they were most of them true, mind you, he just didn't tell much about the endless waiting in between adventures, the sickness, the accidents, the flogging, it was all tidied up for a young boy's ears. But once I was in, there wasn't a very good way to get out, you know.