"Kennedy -- first off, I've sailed longer than you. I've been a Captain for nearly twenty years. I've probably been in more open-water conflicts than you, not to mention faced down the entire EITC fleet with two ships. Sit down or take a different tone.

Secondses: the Joanna is not a battleship. I just want to be clear on what your intentions are, is all. If people are signing on for a suicide mission, they should be aware of the fact. You've got powerful magician-like types on our side. Why could they not create an illusion of more ships? A glamor. Something sort of permanent-like."

He had just the person in mind, though he wasn't sure if he could ask her to do that.