Ahahaha. Oh god, Lilhy, don't ever, ever tell him about those assumptions. There will be flailing.
"It does not do wonders for the other captains' opinions of me," he admits. "The Navy is not popular among my...colleagues." As often as that fucks him over, he's still perversely proud of it.
"You may not be fond of me, Sister, but I am a man of my word, and a man of conscience. I do not wantonly spite the law simply for the joy of it, and I do not allow innocent passengers on my ship to come to harm, however nerve-wrackingly shrill and insufferable they might be."