Had I any other choice, I wouldn't have. We're expected to man our ships with others like us who've been spirited away here for no others will sign on. At the time I came it seemed as though everyone had it in their head to be captain of their own ship rather than joining with someone with the proper skills.

[Not untrue, but he was also too stubborn and prideful to join up with the captain who offered him a place on his crew.]