[One thing confirmed: Nothing special needs to be done. Simply writing in the book does, in fact, send it to, presumably, every book like it in the place.
It's good to be sure of, at least.
The small glance at what he presumes is the person replying lets him know where to start with a response.]
Given the circumstances, Miss, I feel it might be one and the same.
[Whether it's his ship that's lost, him that's taken prisoner... It all means he's been taken out of command, his ship gone, and that is a reason for court martial right there.]
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It's good to be sure of, at least.
The small glance at what he presumes is the person replying lets him know where to start with a response.]
Given the circumstances, Miss, I feel it might be one and the same.
[Whether it's his ship that's lost, him that's taken prisoner... It all means he's been taken out of command, his ship gone, and that is a reason for court martial right there.]