(Not required, but I would love it if you introduced yourself before your audition!)

"Well, hello... You must be the young commander I've heard so much about. My, and you are a young one, aren't you?"

"When those crows attacked... I had wanted to see what they looked like, so I was hiding on the deck, watching. I had heard they could fly, of course, but I had no idea they could fight! I thought one of them had the drop on you, and I couldn't help myself! I cried out, "Commander, watch out!""