Listening intently to the captain, Malakaus had mixed feelings about being an officer. On one hand, during his life as a bandit, he often did feel that he should have had more power in the gang than just making and maintenance their equipment. On the other hand, he had just that chance when he returned to his tribe, and he denied it because he felt that he couldn't live up to the responsibilities. He wondered for a moment if this was merely another test for him if he ever wanted to return back to his tribe and reclaim power. He soon dismissed these thoughts; he was never returning again. And this was just another job. [b]"You're making a good choice, captain. I'll make sure those other louts outside get to working like they should. Unless you have something else you want me to handle? Construction and repairs, perhaps?"[/b] He did show off some of his maintenance skills yesterday when he refurbished those balistas all by himself. But he was also certain that he was all by himself during that time, so maybe Sharee didn't know about that. Still, having a pure combat role would be a waste of his talents; everyone here was combat capable, so having him lead a fight would be redundant at best. But maybe having the biggest orcs take lead could inspire the others into fighting harder, though if he knew anything about working with cut throats like these pirates, they'll be willing to let Malakaus throw himself to the sharks if it means they could sneak around to stab both the enemy and him in the back. He had a healthy dose of paranoia when it came to leading men in battle.