Our Vile Viper Vane is involved in a conspiracy of corruption and the letter was a thinly veiled threat. It's backfired big time because Vane could care less about their past protection and favors. There is no honor among thieves.
One Stoker was a challenge, two were inevitability. The worst of the time disruption and Dottie's meddling is fixed at last. Oh my, two Stokers. I bet Thomas would like some spare Hugos so he could have one for his own.
You do realize by this time in Grangerland, the panoply of sex acts onboard would have exceeded a half dozen Roman orgies in total.
I'm beginning to wonder at the virility of the crew.
Fever, fire, storms, and reefs are all shipboard terrors which are near impossible to escape. Jaime may have revealed a bit too much before the doctor.
If Vane had been left behind, would there have been gossip. Maybe. Would anyone have really blamed Jaime? I doubt it.
Meanwhile Vane's still pissed at losing his frigging sword.