[Who was there to trust? Hector isn’t giving to boasting, and he confides to no one human.
The fight is gone out of both of them, so there’s no point in hiding the fact any more.]
When I return, [If I return] I can claim I was seeking out a new specimen. It’s not the first time my work has taken me away suddenly.
[Hector wears the hat and waist sash well, but in all other respects, he’s a terrible pirate. He was considered lost at sea for a week once when he disappeared in a little skiff, chasing after a rare sea bird he’d caught sight of. The other captains had been disgusted, though Dracula had waved it off. At the time, Hector had attributed it to his lord’s tacit approval of his scientific ventures. Now, he sees it was simple indifference.]
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[Who was there to trust? Hector isn’t giving to boasting, and he confides to no one human.
The fight is gone out of both of them, so there’s no point in hiding the fact any more.]
When I return, [If I return] I can claim I was seeking out a new specimen. It’s not the first time my work has taken me away suddenly.
[Hector wears the hat and waist sash well, but in all other respects, he’s a terrible pirate. He was considered lost at sea for a week once when he disappeared in a little skiff, chasing after a rare sea bird he’d caught sight of. The other captains had been disgusted, though Dracula had waved it off. At the time, Hector had attributed it to his lord’s tacit approval of his scientific ventures. Now, he sees it was simple indifference.]