[Anduin's expression is dark as he listens to this explanation from the other man. This does not sound good. Moreover, though, it sounds -- vaguely familiar.]

Have you had dealings with the Company before yourself, sir?

[Best to throw in an honorific. Mr Briggs seems like the sort of man whose mood could benefit from being reminded of his place, and just because Anduin is a king, he is not their king, nor has he forgotten his manners.]

Or -- perhaps with a man who calls himself the Merchant? From what I understand, it is he who procured our passage aboard the Pariah.