Of course he did. Jim's charming smile is all for Peonia again but he hesitates when she wrinkles her nose. A ceremony celebrating Viatorus and his betrothed and his own kin is here treating him like a nuisance? Undeserving of friends or attention.

Sagyne chips in before Jim's said anything, and it's probably for the best. His kneejerk reaction would have been equally as petty as her own. He keeps his smile all the same, shifting his attention from Peonia to her brother.

"Do I? Perhaps it's my background. A captain's used to taking charge and making decisions after all. Though I'm quite impressed with the calibur of people I've been introduced to this evening. Please, won't you two tell me a bit about yourselves?"

Maybe he read Peonia wrong. It's best not to be quick to judge, even if his gut feeling is rather an unpleasant one from her.