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He wanted to check on Ericoros.

The problem of Leo was far less threatening than before, but Hector knew that he couldn't just move on. He'd tried to speak with Ericoros multiple times over the last three weeks, but the reaper had only recently even begun to respond to him at all.

Mainly, Hector wanted to hear Ericoros' thoughts on Leo. He wanted to know about their relationship from Ericoros' perspective. Of course, he also wanted to know more about Sai-hee, but he felt that asking the reaper about her would only serve to create more distrust, not less. Given everything Leo had told him about Ericoros' sense of loyalty to her, it seemed likely that Ericoros would not respond well if Hector ever gave off an impression that of wanting to disrupt or otherwise harm her operations.

Regardless, convincing the reaper that he could be trusted was quite a tall order. Frankly, Hector wasn't sure if it was even possible. The starting point seemed clear enough, sure: he had to get to know Ericoros better. But what came after that? What would he do if he came to conclusion that Ericoros simply couldn't be swayed? Or trusted?

That seemed like the most likely outcome, in fact. The more Hector tried to imagine himself in Ericoros' position, the more convinced he became that the reaper's plan would be to say whatever it took to get himself released and then just bail.

Which, of course, Hector could not allow. If Ericoros managed to escape, the threat thereafter was immense. No doubt, he would return to Sai-hee and tell her all about Leo and the Rainlords and Hector, and then who knows what she would do?

Hector knew how careful he had to be, which was why he only trusted a handful of people to look after Ericoros when he wasn't doing so himself. Oftentimes, the chosen person was Melchor Blackburn, and today was no different.