The abrupt arrival of the lieutenant startled him, though he endeavoured to grant no sign of his discomfiture as he glanced across and attempted to ascertain what the meaning behind this impromptu company might be. The man bore no letter or designation that he could observe, nor did he seem to be particularly mournful – meaning this was not anything that held official or personal capacity. What, then, had driven the man to interrupt his reverie?
Unable to suss it out on observation alone, he raised his brows in an inquisitive fashion – less because he was curious and more because he knew that an expression of curiosity was expected in such circumstances. Doubtless the man had business of some sort, whether it was official or otherwise, and there was little in that to be altogether intrigued by.
“Can I help you?”
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