Maroon Island, Bahamas, Year of our Lord, 1717

The Fall of Nassau and the fracturing of the Pirate republic was a heavy blow to the Pirates. Now they had no home, no safe harbour to turn to and nowhere to sell their stolen goods. For many it seemed like the end and most decided to cut their losses and take the pardon. Most were them recruited by Hornigold as Privateers and many remaining Pirates found themselves fighting against those, they once called brothers.

Hornigold, on the other hand had become the leader of Rodger's pirate Hunters and was hunting down the last remnants of the Pirate Republic that had refused the pardon. Along with Christopher Condent, Josiah Burgess of the Trinity and John Cockram of the Orion, Hornigold's privateer fleet achieved great success against the lesser captains Such as Hallendale of the Straight Arrow and Linus Harcourt of the Goliath. They were even able to capture Black Sam Bellamy. Unfortunately, they failed to take the members of the Flying Gang or the Reavers. These captains were the cream of the crop with most being better sailors and captains than the ones hunting them. They attempted to set a trap using the Straight Arrow, but the reavers were not only able to escape but commandeered the Straight Arrow in the process

While fleeing from a pirate hunting Squad, Flint and his crew stumbled across the Islands ruled by the Maroon Queen. Here John Silver used his sly tongue to convince the Maroon Queen to work with them. At first the Maroon Queen was unconvinced until Silver revealed that they were close associates with Captain Caedus who would vouch for them. An agreement was made between the two factions, Flint would aid in supplying the maroons as well as liberating every slave ship he came across and in exchange the maroons would provide Flint with the volunteer manpower he needed to continue pirating. During this time Silver fell in live with the Maroon Queen's daughter Madi and the two formed a romantic bond. Flint inadvertently had become part of Caedus' operation and he decided to make Silver the new Quartermaster after Hal Gates was appointed the new captain of the Straight Arrow.

Strangely, ever since the pardon was issued, Caedus had decided to halt his pirating for the rest of the year. An act that didn't go unnoticed by Europe, the Caribbean and the colonies. This led many to believe that Caedus had unofficially accepted the pardon and just chose to do it on his own terms. For a time Caedus had deeply considered retiring, unfortunately events in the coming month would change Caedus for the rest of his career. When one of his own was captured by the Governor of Virginia, Caedus sailed to Virginia to break him out. This act by the governor would be the first British offence against Caedus. Just a few days later, the Aegaeon was attacked by a British Man O' War. Caedus manage to defeat it but lost a fifth of his crew.

When Caedus learned that Blackbeard intended to retire, Caedus decided to visit his old friend one last time before they parted ways. On November 22nd, Caedus and his crew sailed to Ocracoke, North Carolina. he was also joined by Edward Kenway and Charles Vane. Vane was irritated about Blackbeard's retirement.

"You're a bloody disgrace Thatch," Vane snarled before turning to the other pirates on the beach. "To hell with the lot of you that follow this bastard into obscurity!" He declared before storming off.

Thatch shook his head and spat at Vane's back, "Damn man's a prick," he said to Kenway and Caedus, both of whom remained silent. Thatch spoke up again, "I know you've come to call me home and your faith in me is kind. But with Nassau finished, I feel I am as well."

Caedus shook his head, "Hardly Thatch, I came to wish you the best o' luck, Lord knows you've had plenty."

Kenway agreed, "aye, I may not be of the same mind mate, but we won't grudge you the state of yours."

Thatch smiled a genuine smile and patted Caedus' shoulder. "I hope your luck never runs out Caedus," he said sadly. He then turned to Kenway, "you lot still lookin' for that sage fellow?" Caedus and Kenway looked at each other and nodded. Thatch sat down and continued, "I took a prize a month back and heard of a man named Roberts working on a slave ship called the Princess. Might be worth checking out."

Kenway smiled and nodded, "the Princess ehh, cheers Thatch."

Caedus frowned, "if it's slave ship? Then I'll be goin' after it for sure." the three men raised their glasses and clasped them

Thatch sighed, "Come now don't you lot sit there like a barrel of wet fish. We're celebratin' my retirement." Thatch grinned and got giddy like a child whose birthday just arrived. His joy was infectious, and it got Kenway and Caedus laughing, Caedus refilled the glasses and handed them to his mates.

They took a mug and raised them, "to a long and happy Retirement," Caedus declared. All three men clashed their mugs together and took a swig.

Thatch laughed, "it's funny, in a world without gold we might have been heroes."

Caedus shrugged, "heroes, villains either way we'll live in infamy."

Kenway left to who knows where and Caedus pulled Thatch aside. "Come with me Thatch, got a little retirement gift for you. Thatch followed Caedus to the Aegaeon, they entered the captain's cabin and Caedus pulled out a chest. He opened the chest and revealed a large amount of coins. "There's a quarter of a million pounds of loot here," Caedus said. "Your's in case you want little Blackbeards runnin' about."

Thatch stared at the contents in awe, ""I don't know what to say."

"Say nothin and take it," Caedus said. "Don't get all soft on me just yet."

Thatch looked up and almost stumbled back. Caedus had removed his mask. Thatch had always wondered what Caedus looked like behind that mask and the result wasn't what he had expected so it surprised him somewhat. 'You're younger than I thought," Thatch remarked.

Caedus nodded and put the mask back on, "then I suspect I won't be retirin' for a long time." he held out his hand and Thatch grasped it. "Good fortune to you Thatch."

Thacth smiled, "you as well Caedus." Thatch went over to the desk and started writing on a piece of parchment and handed it to Caedus.

Suddenly the sound of mortar fire could be heard. Caedus cursed, "What the devil." Caedus put his mask back on and they rushed up to the deck to see the trace lines of mortars bearing down on the pirates, wrecking the island.

As Thatch made a break for his ship Joshua rushed to Caedus, "Captain, the king's men took Kenway's quartermaster, their headed for the Man O' War o' yonder. Joshua pointed to the horizon and Caedus could make out the outline of the British ship. Kenway made it back to the beach and Caedus told him about Adewale. Together, the three pirate captains and their crews fled the island. Before them they could see other pirate ships being blasted to splinters by the fleet of British warships that rushed into the area.

The force the british had sent was considerable, consisting of 2 Man O' Wars and 2 Frigates. Against that the pirates had the Aegaeon, the Jackdaw, and the Queen Anne's Revenge. The Kenway and Thatch each engaged a frigate, while Caedus challenged a Man O' War. The Pirates knew they were fighting for their lives, as such they fought like men possessed. Both the Jackdaw and the Queen Anne's Revenge were able to defeat their respected quarries now they faced the Man O' Wars.

The Man O' Wars were larger and carried more men and guns. But they were also heavier. The waters around Okracoke were ill suited for ships like a Man O' War so the pirates used that to their advantage. They drew the larger ships to shallower waters, where the Man O' War's greater draft caused them to hit the reef. With the ships immobile the pirates closed in. They peppered the British with cannon fire. The Aegaeon took one while the Jackdaw and the Queen Anne's Revenge took on the one with Adewale held aboard. As Thatch and Kenway's ships flanked the disabled British. Thatch called out to the Captain of the Man O' War.

"Damn you villains," Thatch roared. "Who are you and from whence you came?"

"Lieutenant Robert Maynard from Virginia," came the reply. "And as you can see from out colors, we are no pirates."

Thatch took a swig of rum and cursed. "DAMNATION SIEZE MY SOUL IF I EVER GIVE YOU QUARTER OR TAKE ANY FROM YOU!" Thatch thundered as he peppered the British ship with cannon fire. Thatch raised his cutlass, "let's board them and cut them to ribbons!" The rest of his crew roared as they swarmed the ship with Thatch in the lead. Thatch had armed himself with six pistols, and two cutlasses. On the other side Kenway's crew had joined the fray.

While the pirates dealt with the soldiers, Kenway himself fought his way below decks to find Adewale. Adewale was chained up near the bow. As Kenway moved to free him, a man came up and Kenway recognized him as one of Thatch's crew. Kenway intended to make this man pay for his actions. He blocked the man's sword and stabbed him in the stomach. The man gasped and fell against Kenway. As he slowly died, Kenway whispered in his ear, "we may be bloody savages, but you will die like an animal." Adewale took the dying man's sword and left him there. Kenway was surprised and he looked at him questioningly. As if knowing the question Adewale answered, "he said my kind belong in the rubble under his feet."

Kenway and Adewale rushed above deck to a bloodbath. Most of Thatch's crew lay dead, looking ahead they could see him making a last stand. Blackbeard was standing on the poop deck; a large pile of dead British lay at his feet. No matter how many Thatch killed there always seemed to be more. Those that tried to shoot him met the kiss of Thatch's pistols with his pistols emptied Thatch fought like the devil he made himself out to be wielding his two cutlasses and downing one soldier after another. Thatch received gunshot wounds, stabs and cuts yet they didn't seem to faze him. Kenway and Adewale desperately tried to fight their way to Thatch as the man came face to face with Lieutenant Maynard.

Maynard smirked as he shot Thatch in the chest at point blank range. His smirk turned to fear when Thatch continued towards him. Maynard drew his cutlass and locked steal with Thatch. Maynard was a capable soldier but compared to the veteran pirate, he stood no chance. Just moments later, Thatch had disarmed Maynard and kicked the man to the deck. He was ready to deliver the killing blow, but before he could bring his sword down a British brute drove his boarding axe into Thatch's back. Taking advantage of the moment, an agile plunged his blade into Thatch's chest. The blow caused Thatch to drop his sword as he fell to his knees. as his life slowly left him, he slumped against the mast as he grabbed Maynard by the throat. "Well done lad," he said with a grin. "Now...you will join me...in the pages of history." Then Edward Thatch, Blackbeard, the fiercest pirate in the Caribbean collapsed to the deck and died.

With the death of Thatch, Kenway's crew retreated back to the Jackdaw along with Thatch's remaining crew. Caedus had already dealt with his adversary and the two pirate ships fled the area as fast as they could. They watched as Thatch's beloved ship the Queen Anne's Revenge was reduced to splinters.

The death of Blackbeard marked the beginning of the end for the Flying Gang and the final straw for Caedus. In his mind Alexander Spottswood, the mastermind of the death of Edward Thatch had coerced his friend, in order to justify his dishonorable actions. Even Joshua admitted that Thatch's death was ill done. Thatch's death caused many of Caedus crew who wanted the king's pardon to instead reject it. Because of Spottswood, the protection of the pardon was no longer considered guaranteed. The parchment Thatch had given Caedus was coordinates to a location in the Caribbean. Caedus traveled there and found Thatch's treasure hoard worth a quarter of a million pounds. From that point on, he declared open season on any ship in the Caribbean

Despite the pardon, there were still those who missed the adventures of being a pirate. Though he would sustain losses Caedus never lacked for men eager to join his crew. A few weeks afterwards Caedus came across the Jackdaw once more. But when he came aboard, he found to his shock that it was being captained by Jack Rackham.

"Caedus you surly devil," Rackham greeted swaying towards the other captain.

"You're not Kenway," Caedus said with false pleasantness.

Rackham shook his head, "no, I'm not," he said grinning

"Where is he?' Caedus asked, doing his best to remain calm.

Rackham waved his hand dismissively, "set them adrift on a derelict ship." He boasted before breaking into laughter he was joined by his crew.

Caedus started laughing along with them and before anyone knew what was happening, he drew a pistol and shit Rackham right in the leg. The laughter died instantly as Caedus' men drew their own pistols and pointed them at Rackham's crew. Rackham crumpled to the ground screaming in pain as he stared at Caedus in disbelief. "B-b-bu, w-why-" Caedus grabbed Rackham by the collar and pulled him close. "You betrayed our brothers you pathetic insect, now reap the reward of betrayal." Caedus gave the signal the Rackham's crew was executed and the bodies dumped over the side.

"Now where is Kenway or I'll cut off your shriveled cock and feed it to you."

"L-last we saw them they were on the R-Ranger near C-cabo de Cruz," Rackham broke and began weeping.

Caedus' eyes arrowed, "they better be alive," he snarled. Caedus released him, and turned to Joshua, "put this pestilent traitorous, coward-hearted yeasty codpiece in the brig."

Joshua smiled, "with pleasure captain." He took Rackham and the Aegaeon to Great Inagua while Caedus took command of the Jackdaw. Searching the ship Caedus found Adewale below deck tied up. After releasing Kenway's quartermaster, Caedus and Adewlale started searching for Kenway. Caedus studied the currents to determine where the ship adrift was. He finally caught them just south of Fort Charlotte Vane was raving while Kenway thanked Caedus for his aid. With Vane and Kenway aboard, Caedus lashed the Ranger to his ship and towed it to Kenway's compound for repairs. As soon as they arrived, Vane and Caedus grabbed Rackham and began beating him senseless. They would have continued if Anne had not intervened.

"I think he's had enough Caedus," She said placing a hand on his arm.

Caedus pondered for a moment before giving Rackham one last kick to the face. "As you wish," he said calmly. Vane moved to continue, but Caedus held him back. "It will be crueler to keep him alive," Caedus reasoned. Vane nodded and delivered a stomp to Rackham's ribs.

It was during this time that they recieved more sad news. Stede Bonnet had been captured and hanged by the British. After the incident with Rackham, the pirates went their separate ways. By now only a few pirates remained Captain Caedus, Joseph Flint, Edward Kenway, Charles Vane and Jack Rackham. Vane went back out to sea after his ship had been repaired while Anne went with Rackham after taking a 20-gun square rigger called the Colonial Dawn. Rackham renamed it the Kingston and Anne Bonny joined him. Kenway left to follow the lead on the Sage while Caedus and Flint went back to pirating.

Now that not even British ships were safe Flint and Caedus were hellbent on avenging their fallen brothers. The deathd of Thatch and Bonnet were what finally convinced Flint to join the Reavers. Together they cut a bloody path across not only the Caribbean but the Atlantic in general. They took ships from the Dutch, British, French and Spanish. Flint even sacked Charles Town while Caedus did the same to Norfolk. Caedus even went as far as to sacking british plantations in caribbean islands. The Reaver's showed no mercy to the navies as they crushed any fleet sent against them. The death toll soared as the Reavers took more and more riches, more and more guns. They used former pirate hideouts to act as forges. Joshua Becker was finally fed up with Caedus brutality and decided to split from him. After encountering Mary read once again Joshua left to join her along with a small number of like-minded crew members. Despite the objections of his crew and fellow brethren, Caedus let him go.

In June 1719, Kenway had found the Sage Bartholomew Roberts held captive by Portuguese working with the newly made privateers John Cockram and Josiah Burgess on the African island of Principe. After freeing Robert's and his crew, Kenway took this opportunity to assassinate Burgess and Cockram ending their short pirate hunting career. Caedus smiled when he learned about the deaths of Burges and Cockram. Those traitors to the brethren got what they earned Caedus thought. Roberts was named the new captain after Burgess and Cockram had murdered the previous captain Howell Davis. Robert's first act as captain was to sack the Portuguese town on Principe and slaughtered its male population. He was able to do this without suffering a single casualty, this act by Roberts helped get his crew firmly behind them.

Three months later in September, Kenway helped Robert's steal a Portuguese Man O' War which he named the Royal Fortune. Caedus decided now was the time to get acquainted with the upstart pirate. He tracked the Royal Fortune down and introduced himself to Roberts. Caedus offered to buy the Princess from him, Roberts accepted and Caedus added the frigate to his fleet renaming it the Hydra. One of Caedus' crew Hendrick Van Der Heul was named its captain.

Afterwards Roberts readily welcomed Caedus aboard and the two went to the Captain's Cabin. Roberts was a gracious host offering rum while pouring tea for himself.

"I've heard the stories about you Caedus," Robert's began, "a man as brutal as he is successful. I suppose the name suits you, since Caedus is latin for murder."

"It's all about image my friend," Caedus replied. "Playing the devil's tune is a specialty of mine."

Robert's smiled, "I must also compliment your restraint. You manage to keep to your code despite being pushed to the breaking point. Most men would fall back to their instincts under such circumstances."

"The trick is in how the code is written," Caedus explained. "Most creeds are either too restrictive or too free, it must be a perfect balance of both. Just enough to keep order but not too much that it leads to rebellion. It helps if the code runs parallel with natural instinct since instinct keeps a man alive."

Robert's chuckled, "you remind me of someone I once knew a long time ago."

Caedus rubbed the chin of his mask as he looked around the room impressed by the size. "I see you manage to get yourself quite a floating palace, so now I wonder What do you plan to do with all these big guns."

Robert's shrugged, "I think there might be something to this Pirating vocation I just started. Like you I too have authors my own articles of conduct, he handed Caedus a sheet of paper, Caedus took the paper and looked it over.

Article 1= Every man shall have an equal vote in affairs of moment. He shall have an equal title to the fresh provisions or strong liquors at any time seized and shall use them at pleasure unless a scarcity may make it necessary for the common good that a retrenchment may be voted.

Article 2= Every man shall be called fairly in turn by the list on board of prizes, because over and above their proper share, they are allowed a shift of clothes. But if they defraud the company to the value of even one dollar in plate, jewels or money, they shall be marooned. If any man robs another, he shall have his nose and ears slit and be put ashore where he shall be sure to encounter hardships.

Article 3= None shall game for money either with dice or cards.

Article 4= The lights and candles should be put out at eight at night, and if any of the crew desire to drink after that hour they shall sit upon the open deck without lights.

Article 5= Each man shall keep his piece, cutlass and pistols at all times clean and ready for action.

Article 6= No boy or woman to be allowed amongst them. If any man shall be found seducing any of the latter sex and carrying her to sea in disguise, he shall suffer death.

Article 7= He that shall desert the ship or his quarters in time of battle shall be punished by death or marooning.

Article 8= None shall strike another on board the ship, but every man's quarrel shall be ended on shore by sword or pistol in this manner. At the word of command from the quartermaster, each man being previously placed back-to-back, shall turn and fire immediately. If any man does not, the quartermaster shall knock the piece out of his hand. If both miss their aim they shall take to their cutlasses, and he that draw the first blood shall be declared the victor.

Article 9= No man shall talk of breaking up their way of living till each has a share of 1,000. Every man who shall become a cripple or lose a limb in the service shall have 800 pieces of eight from the common stock and for lesser hurts proportionately.

Article 10= The captain and the quartermaster shall each receive two shares of a prize, the master gunner and Boatswain, one and one-half shares, all other officers one and one quarter, and private gentlemen of fortune one share each.

Article 11= The musicians shall have rest on the Sabbath Day only by right. On all other days by favor only.

Caedus nodded in approval, "well-conceived considering your purpose. Though this last article is funny, I didn't take you for a pious man Aita."

"It's more of a formality than a-" Roberts stopped midsentence and he turned to Caedus as something he said entered his mind. "What did you just call me?"

"Aita," Caedus repeated, "that is your name is it not? Or rather your real name when I last knew you."

Roberts stood up his face pale, "who are you?"

Caedus stood up and removed his mask, his eyes staring right at Roberts. Roberts backed away in shock until he had his back to the window. He pointed at a shaky finger at Caedus unable to form complete sentences, "Y-you," he seethed, "how in the name of the Isu are you still here."

Caedus smiled and stepped forward, "really Aita did you honestly think you were the only one who found a way to survive? He grabbed Robert's by the collar, "I'm gonna let you to play your li'l game if only for grins so I'll make this as clear as I can. "You know what I can do so I suggest you don't get in my way and don't you dare think about crossing me." He released Roberts and left the cabin leaving Roberts with a look of shock and fear on his face.

Caedus knew that Hornigold, now working for the crown would be hunting the sage. The last thing he wanted was for the British to capture the Roberts so Caedus decided to bring him down for good. It was a task he took gladly since he was never fond of Hornigold anyway. Caedus smiled to himself at the irony of the situation, a pirate hunting a pirate hunter. Caedus tracked the traitor to Santenillas where he found that he was not the only one chasing him. Kenway's Jackdaw was chasing down Hornigold's Benjamin. Hornigold put up a fierce fight but with the two pirates closing in he was forced to beach his ship on the island and make his final stand. While Kenway came ashore to deal with Hornigold, Caedus and his men seized the Benjamin for his own.

After commandeering the Benjamin, Caedus headed for the Mayan temple just as Kenway drove his blade into Hornigold's side. As Caedus and Kenway stared down at their former companion. Hornigold just stared back in disgust and shaking his head. "You both could have been men that stood for something," Hornigold gasped. "But you nothing but killers with nothing but metal to show for all your blunders."

Caedus laughed, "ya think flattery'll save you now Benji." He spread his arms out, "I am a robber and a murderer, but I've never pretended otherwise."

Kenway just glared at Hornigold, "I may have the heart of a killer, but that's a damn sight better than you Ben. The heart of a traitor who thinks himself better than his mates."

"AYE," Hornigold declared, "and proven true. What have you lot done since Nassau fell huh? Nothing but murder and mayhem."

"Aye," Caedus agreed, "murder and may'em, from Havana to Kingston as we have always done. Besides when 'as it ever been a bad idea to upset those fancy folk at court during tea time?"

Hornigold sighed, "same old excuse with you Caedus, refusing to adapt to the changing world around him."

In a fit of anger Kenway grabbed Hornigold by the collar, "YOU THREW IN WITH THE VERY KIND WE HATED AND FOUGHT!"

Hornigold shook his head in denial, "NO, I didn't, the Templars are different I wish you could see that."

Caedus grabbed Hornigold by his head, "FOOL, how can ya be so blind. They only seem different cause they don't answer to any country, the cloth may be different but the methods are the same. They lured you in with pretty words and fancy dreams, and by the time ya see their words are naught but fools gold. You're stuck in the web and they devour you whole."

Hornigold bowed his head, "perhaps, perhaps not, I guess I'll never know. But one thing I do know If you continue on this path you will find you are the only one walking it, with the gallows at the end."

Caedus smirked and knelt down cupping Hornigold's cheek, "it doesn't matter, All Men Must Die." Hornigold coughed out blood as he gasped for one final breath before falling back down dead.

"You may be right Hornigold," Kenway replied, "but now the world has one less snake in it." He took Hornigold's hand and pulled the Templar ring from his finger. With that the two men walked away leaving the corpse of the fallen foe behind. Caedus hated to see good, formidable ships go to waste, and a ship like the Benjamin could prove very useful. After Hornigold was killed the two pirates fled the island just as a huge storm erupted. Caedus renamed Hornigold's ship the Cerberus and put it under the command of Jose Grasper.

Caedus now led a formidable fleet of twenty-two ships. The frigates Aegaeon, Walrus, Hydra, Reaper, Black Swann, Jolly Roger, Royal James, Hawk, San Lorenzo, Thunder and Black Hand. The Men O' Wars Red Ruin, Pilgrim, Cauldron, Hollander and Revenge. The Schooners Cerberus and Kimera. The sloops Red Penant and Speedy, and the East Indiamen Manticore, and Inferno.

Caedus continued to wreak more havoc until April 1720 when Caedus learned of Robert's betrayal of Kenway as well as the capture of Jack Rackham, Mary Read and Anne Bonny. Caedus burned when he heard of this and immediately set a course for Kingston. To prevent Roberts from doing more with the Observatory, Caedus tipped the Templars off to his whereabouts, this kept Roberts constantly on the move to prevent them from finding the observatory. It was the one thing Caedus, Roberts and the assassins had in common, neither party wanted the Templars to have the Observatory.

Two months later, Caedus arrived in Kingston where Rackham had already been executed, his corpse was placed in a gibbet. Using the Cerberus, he entered Port Royal unhindered and rented a room in a local tavern. That night Caedus donned his black uniform and mask and crept over to Fort Charles. There he found Kenway stuck in a gibbet, Caedus made short work of the guards and freed his friend. Caedus gave him a weapons belt and armed him with two swords and two pistols, both taken from guards as well as a pair of hidden blades he had taken from Julien Du Casse's private collection. Together Caedus and Kenway made a plan to sneak into the Fort. As Kenway disabled the alarm bells Caedus took out the guard on the watchtower.

Caedus led Kenway to a secondary entrance just left of the main gate. Caedus picked the lock, and the two men entered the fort. They rushed down the hallways until they came upon the prison cells. They checked each cell until they found who they were looking for both women were shocked to see them. Kenway unlocked Mary's cell while Caedus unlocked Anne's. The Kenway dealt with the guards as Caedus checked the other cells before heading back to Bonny and Read.

"Did you find anyone else," Kenway asked.

Caedus nodded, "I saw Vane," he muttered. "Poor man was out of it, had to end it" Kenway saw Caedus wipe blood from his Jian sword.

"Y-you killed him?" Kenway asked in disbelief.

Caedus nodded sadly. "Had to, better than what the British'll do to him. Burnt his body after I did the deed. At least they can't put it on display like some trophy, he deserved better."

Kenway nodded in acceptance as Caedus unlocked the cells of the women. Anne clutched Caedus like a life preserver as Mary and Kenway talked. "I'm sorry Mary," Kenway said his voice solemn.

Mary placed a comforting hand on Kenway's arm. "Will you finally put your ambitions to better use and aid our cause."

Kenway sighed and nodded, "I have a lot to atone for Mary, I know I'm not welcome among your kind, but I'll do my part, if you allow me that is." Mary smiled and nodded.

Caedus scoffed, "I thought you assassins were supposed to have friends."

Mary glared at him, "we do."

Caedus hmphed, "if that be the case, where's that mentor you love so much. Or at least that old boy Edward helped a while back, what was his name? Anto? Some people believe in quid pro quo you know."

"There's only so much the assassins can do Caedus," Mary argued.

"All they had to do was break Kenway out of a gibbet, it's not like we're askin' him to capture Kingston." Caedus shook his head, "no wonder you lot are gettin' wiped out with impunity."

Noises of soldier's footsteps entering the cells and shouting could be heard and Caedus turned to Kenway. "You get the girls to the Cerberus Kenway, I'll keep these fuckers busy."

"What about you?" Anne asked.

Caedus smiled, "don't you worry they don't have enough pigs to hurt me."

Caedus cut his way through the fort and found himself in the inside of the fort. Using barrels of gunpowder, Caedus set fire to the barracks. The fire drew most of the nearby soldiers to the fort's main gate allowing the trio enough time to sneak out and into town. As Kenway took Mary and Anne to the Cerberus, Caedus slipped out through the side entrance. The British didn't bother trying to chase them as they worked to extinguish the flames before they reached the powder room.

Kenway and the girls rowed to the Cerberus on a boat with muffled oars. Caedus snuck back to the tavern he was staying and dressed back into his formal clothing before going to the fort. He asked about what happened and they told them of the prisoner escape. Caedus vowed to hunt them down before returning to the Cerberus once again dressed in his pirating uniform.

Caedus climbed aboard and Anne kissed him on the cheek of his mask. As he ordered the men to make sail for Great Inagua, Caedus turned and grinned at the sight of the blazing fort. "Caedus sends his regards," he snarled.

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