Advising Horatio on the articles of war Navigator of both the ship and Horatio s career, ensuring both stay on a steady course.
Bowles can be a stickler for the proper way of doing things, and keeps the junior officers in line.
Doing Horatio s laundry Not only is Bracey responsible for the general day to day operation and administration of the Indefatigable, but he is also apparently responsible for ensuring that none of the young gentlemen leave the ship without clean stockings, uniforms or hankies. Flirting with pretty young Acting-Lieutenants Captain Pellew is more than happy to offload the Duchess on Horatio, but she proves a strong, loyal and quickwitted ally during his captivity. A fellow victim of the sadistic Jack Simpson, Clayton is shamed by Horatio into making a fatal stand against Simpson, taking Horatio s place in a duel with Simpson. Putting Horatio gently in his place Blonde, handsome, moneyed, aristocratic, Edrington is the perfect image of a British Army Officer. He takes a measure of Horatio and regards him as passionate, naive, but worthy of his friendship, nonetheless.