Could it be because I didn't give her a signature?
As Eld thought about it, he started rummaging in his jacket pocket for a pen.
"Your Highness, Your Highness, please step back!" A Navy Department official in a black tailcoat, with a silver badge on his chest, rushed out from under the parasol, his face full of panic as he blocked the two of them, reaching out to stop Eld, who was about to salute again.
Following closely was the fifth Duke of Grafton, Henry Fitzroy, with neatly combed silver hair. He walked with a difficult expression while shouting to Colonel Fitzroy, "Robert, what foolish thing are your men doing?"
Colonel Fitzroy, although unsure of the specific situation, showed no better reaction than Eld upon hearing his uncle's rebuke.
He sullenly removed his hat and gave a slightly stiff military salute to his uncle, "Uncle Henry, today you..."
The Duke of Grafton was so angry that he said, "How many times have I told you, use the title while at work!"
