[Hector stays down. He's lost his ship -the closest thing he's had to a home since infancy- and his place among the pirate court. Alucard is sending him to his death. He stretches out a hand and wiggles his fingers, and Cesar patters over to him, bumping his head into his master's palm.]

Are you mad? If I return, in your lifeboat no less, he'll see through it in a heartbeat. I'll be keelhauled and then drained. Godbrand calls it 'brining'. Says it makes the blood taste pickled. They consider it a delicacy.

[He's rambling, he's well aware of the fact. Maybe this is a nightmare and he'll wake up from it soon.]

I attacked one of Dracula's vampire admirals. I can't go back after that. Weren't you running? We should do that.