"Royal Navy? I had thought of joining myself, but my closest kin are in the regiments and wouldn't hear of it. So, I decided on a life of leisure."

A flickering self-mocking smile crossed his face most likely at the idea of him attempting to serve in any capacity. He had height and was quick, but his thin frame and the ever-present cane at his side told of a long illness, possibly even one starting during his childhood. Vere dismissed his words with a flick of his tattooed fingers, shaking his head slightly.

"Well, that is what my father calls it, but in truth I am a Scholar collecting stories from far-away lands."