"Well, well, well. What do we have here?" Odovacar chuckled, leaning up against the door frame with a lantern in hand, clearly glad to have finally found the interloper below deck. "Everyone pays their toll to ride my ship. Did you think you were above the rules?" His eyes were intense and amused, as was the tone of his voice.

He beckoned the stranger to follow him outside to the upper deck. "C'mon, let's get you in the sun so I can get a better look at you."