"A hammock? You don't have a proper shelter?" That didn't suit James at all. "If you need help building one, please let me know." He wasn't about to let a woman suffer out in the elements.
"No," he said with a short laugh. "I'm afraid I don't know what any of that means. But did you work for the Crown? Some sort of... military position?" James wondered if his surprise at that could show on his face.