Caskie shrugged. "Do whatever you like with him. It is of no concern to me."
"He might have information," Dumas said.
Caskie threw Watters a look of contempt. "He"s only a sergeant. He knows nothing."
Watters was not surprised that the second man who had boarded was James Bulloch.
"Good day, Sergeant." Bulloch gave a small bow. "You seem to be in an unfortunate position today. Such is the fickle nature of war."
"I"m not at war," Watters said.
Bulloch sighed. "I"m afraid we are, Sergeant." He turned to Dumas. "He"s no danger to us here, Mr Dumas. Just let him watch. He is a minor complication. It is far more important that we get Alexander MacGillivray manned and moving for we are far too close to the British coast for my liking. The last thing we need is a confrontation with the Roya
