: "I was once a slave. I know too well the pain of the yoke on my shoulders... I will be no slave again. And as I am free, I hereby claim the same for Nassau."
In Season 2, Episode 8 of (titled "XVI" ), the stakes reach a boiling point as Captain Flint reaches Charles Town and Charles Vane executes a brutal and calculated move in Nassau. Key Plot Points 2x08_Black_Sails
: "I have done what I've done and I will live with it. But do not for a moment believe that that defines me." : "I was once a slave
: In Nassau, Jack Rackham and his crew find the fort suspiciously quiet, only to discover the crucified body of Richard Guthrie inside. Vane leaves a defiant manifesto pinned to the corpse, declaring himself a former slave who will never wear a yoke again and claiming Nassau as a free territory. And as I am free, I hereby claim the same for Nassau
: Long John Silver begins to understand the terrifying weight of his influence. After his co-conspirator Vincent murders their shipmate Nicholas based on a mere "look" from Silver, Silver realizes that the crew follows him because they believe he uniquely cares for their interests—a sharp contrast to their relationship with Flint.
: Flint and Miranda Barlow arrive at Charles Town to negotiate with Lord Peter Ashe for Nassau's future. Upon landing, Flint is immediately beaten by guards under the governor's standing orders to kill him on sight. He is saved when Abigail Ashe intervenes, claiming to remember him as an old friend of her father’s to protect him.