Elfangor studied her for a few moments. < And I am sorry for your loss. And on this ship, the rank is only for there to be some order among the crew. I am nothing like a 'nobleman' or anything of the like. I am your equal, so you do not have to worry about 'pleasing' me. >

It was either she didn't want to do anything that might make her seem to be stepping out of line or she was repressing her emotions. She had been acting more like the first before then, however, so he took a guess.