Hector had only allowed himself three days to grieve, which was three days for the crew to recuperate after the destruction and robbery of the fort. Now, all he could do was bury his sorrow, and fulfill her last words.609Please respect copyright.PENANAprEHlelBFL
"Don't let the crew break up, Hector."609Please respect copyright.PENANAf0OUPwWtfF
And he swore by whatever divine force ruled the heavens, he would not let the crew break up. However, he didn't need to become captain of the ship to do so. Yet, Jonathan, his opponent in this election, oddly egged at him to step up. 609Please respect copyright.PENANAzBFaA6CYdm
In the end, most of them had voted for Hector, for reasons he didn't really understand at the point, but they must've felt he could fill the role better than Jonathan. He wasn't a bad fellow, either. Yet, he wasn't going to question the crew's choice. He took up the mantle of captain without question.609Please respect copyright.PENANAly7xkYYd1U
Later, he had found out that Jonathan wanted Hector to run against him, because he didn't want to role of captain, but would've taken it should Hector refuse. He had already known the majority of the crew respected Hector quite a bit, and would've elected in his favor.609Please respect copyright.PENANAKxpZ8uT3nZ
The details are murky of what had happened, like a long forgotten dream, but Hector was sure that was the rough outline of what had happened.609Please respect copyright.PENANAnw82Hwlyqo