There Is Work To Be Done!

 "G'day Mi'lady, have you come to see how your new ships are coming along?"

 "Yes you little Imp! But I ordered 2 new ships, and some refurbishing of the old one, but this looks
   like 5 ships in all. One of which looks very much like my arch-enemy Earl Elgin's black ship!
  Do you care to explain?"  

"Hmm...ahm...errgh...ahh...well, Mi'lady....we needed money to furnish your new ships so we did accept the Earl's contract to add 1 more and refurbish another, prepaid, in gold and silver, Mi'lady " 

"Earl Helgin's ships??"  "hmmmarrgh_ahm.....yes...Milady"

 "Gawain, you scamp! You and Prince Micheal must have known of this!"

 "Well, we will not break a contact but once the ships are finished, dragged down to the water and
   handed over, go find that young scamp of a prince and I expect the two of you to go win them
   in battle and bring them back or sink them!"