"Oh, that is right! I overheard one of the servants mention as much." Temeraire makes the admission without much shame; eavesdropping has always been a habit of his. "You have made quite a name for yourself in the ring, have you not? There was evidently a great to-do, when you arrived."

At Warsman's question, however, he grows a little sheepish, shrugging slightly. "They had us study a great many things at the T'ung-wen Kuang, among them European art: there was a painting I saw, by Turner, of a ship being towed away, and I quite liked both the painting and the name. I can never remember how the nickname stuck, but I am certain some measure of alcohol was involved."