What others didn't know was that while Byron waved vigorously at Red Beard on the surface, deep inside the Whale Song, he was so angry he could stomp his feet.
Idiots! Your coordination is horribly inefficient. It took half an hour to form a simple battle line according to the prearranged plan, and it's still not done properly. According to the Navy's wartime regulations, never mind being this disorganized, even if a captain sailed away from the formation on his own, he would be executed a hundred times over! Such a huge target as Red Beard, without the saturation attack of a battle line, how could he truly be killed?
Violet rubbed her buzzing ears.
