"Johnny is braver than he thinks he is," Watson says, loyally.

For a moment, he muses over the idea of being some sort of example for the Captain. It's a strange notion, and it involves a shift in perspective that he hadn't expected. The Captain is still an enemy, surely? But Watson knows, has known for a long time, that things are rarely so black and white.

"I think I'm glad he went easy. I admit I wasn't half worried that he wouldn't."