[This is why she worries about you, Billy! It's absolutely understandable why he wants to, but walking around openly as the gay husband of a guy who is public enemy number one to a bunch of not only Victorians but guys in the British Royal Navy seems like more powder in the keg to Chloe.]

Ah. Which is why you're concerned that he might do something ridiculous.

[At least if it comes from the others and not them they can fight back a bit.]

If anyone here is going at you, you can come to me. I don't think I have much of a reputation to tank with those guys anyway.

[Not just because she's a woman, either. She wouldn't be surprised if some of these guys had served in campaigns in India.]