During this short sea voyage, Leonard Ethan engaged Joan in the story of the Trojan War. Initially, only Joan listened, but as time went on, nearly everyone off-duty gathered to attend his informal lecture.
That was mainly because he found that once others started listening to his explanations, he adjusted the content to make the stories about Troy more accessible and understandable.
Since their objective was to excavate Troy, which is a well-known brand throughout Europe, and because Leonard himself was particularly adept at giving such talks, everyone listened with great interest.
"Well done," Nelson said, patting Leonard on the shoulder after one of the lectures, "A perfect instance of popular science and also a great boost to everyone's motivation."
"I just wanted to help everyone clarify our next step," Leonard replied with a smile, "But anyway, things are going well now, aren't they?"
