That seems like a miss-sight on the Captain's part. Ed wonders if there are others. Everyone has their vulnerabilities. Ed had tucked the lei he'd been given into his inner pocket where he used to keep a similar totem that had since been lost at sea.

"Did you a lot of good." he replies, still studying the limp, the longer he watches it the more certain he is that Izzy’s toes are all intact. It's a concern, for sure.