Which is an opinion expressed in the passage?

a. In the summer of 1995, explorers discovered a wrecked a ship.
b. The group of men that accompanied La Salle was small but brave.
c. The king of France, Louis XIV, gave La Salle four new ships.
d. Two of the ships, loaded with supplies, were lost in Matagorda Bay.

b. The group of men that accompanied La Salle was small but brave.