The Scarborough opened fire once as a warning, and the French merchant ship compliantly slowed down until it came to a stop.
Seeing how courteous the French merchants were, Elmer's mood improved, and he returned to the table and tied a napkin around his neck.
The chief officer directed the Scarborough to draw near the side of the Sea Lion, and the officer who had spoken up earlier said, "Sir, we should have our gunners on standby and send someone to assess the situation first."
The chief officer frowned. He was not some rookie who had never been out on the sea before; of course, he knew what he had to do. It irked him to have a subordinate exhorting him and giving him directions. Had it not been because of Burnett's lineage, he would have flipped already. It was really no wonder why this man was ostracized by his colleagues.
