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In Other Words
Will looked aside. Oh, what had he done? He was no better than the pirates that had captured Elizabeth
- Elizabeth the love of his heart and his soul -
by doing what he did. He'd done it now, sure enough. God have mercy on his soul, but he knew it had to be done or else everything would have been lost. Everything he held dear.
One for another. A sacrifice had to have been made. That's the way it had to be. To save a Swann, a Sparrow had to fall.
But the others… the pirates… would they understand?
"Hey, boy, where be Jack?"
Will looked away - he could not meet their eyes. He took Elizabeth by the arm, as though to reassure himself that the reason he did what he did was for a better prize.
A prize! No! No, no, no… he was not a pirate! He would never see her as a prize. She was his life, his love, his treasure…
- Not all treasure is silver and gold, mate -
Will gave the only answer he could. "He fell behind." Will hurried below, taking his girl with him.
Gibbs looked out at sea. He knew that look. The boy - Will Turner - had been unable to meet his eyes. Will had seen something terrible.
Gibbs, with a sinking heart, realised what Will had told him. A Sparrow had fallen to save a Swann. A pirate had sacrificed himself to save a damsel in distress.
Jack was dead.
"Keep to the Code." He told the crew, then looked back out at the Isla de Muerta. The Island of Death.
