#bsgates

And it slipped from my mind that despite exposing Flint, Gates still wanted to save him from the crew's trial and inevitable consequences that would have followed.

He wanted to protect their crew, and still couldn't find it in him to condemn Flint to death; he just didn't know that for Flint the faith Hal wanted to secure him was one far worse than death.

But Gates was willing to do his best to save and protect everyone he could take care of until the very end.

“And I still believe in the good And I still believe in the light And I wanna feel the sun I wanna free you tonight...” --- “Into The Light”, In This Moment. 

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H A L   G A T E S  [Quartermaster of the Walrus, briefly captain of the Ranger] : murdered by James Flint for the quest for the Urca of Lima.

M I R A N D A   B A R L O W  [lover and friend of James Flint] : murdered by the henchman of Peter Ashe in an attempt to reconcile with civilization.

M R.  S C O T T  [right-hand man of Richard then of Eleanor Guthrie, quartermaster of the crew of Benjamin Hornigold then of James Flint, king of Maroon Island] :  succumbed to wounds caused by English soldier while trying to help slaves to escape.

C H A R L E S   V A N E  [Captain of the Ranger, then of the Fancy, steward of the fort] : hanged on the orders of Eleanor Guthrie after she joined civilization, he could nevertheless have been saved but chosen to sacrifice himself to push Nassau to rebel against the English.

E D W A R D   T E A C H  [aka Blackbeard, captain of the Revenge, then of the Nassau fleet, one of the founders of the Pirate Republic] : murdered by Woodes Rogers after being tortured.

the world breaks everyone and afterward many are strong in the broken places. but those that will not break it kills. it kills the very good and the very gentle and the very brave impartially. if you are none of these you can be sure it will kill you too but there will be no special hurry.