In this episode, we begin the journey through The Price of Freedom by A.C. Crispin. Justin covers recent Pirates news before giving a background about the book. This episode covers the Prologue through Chapter 4. We are introduced to the royal family of Zerzura, and Pharaoh Taharka makes a brave choice to try and save the life of his youngest son. Jack Sparrow, first mate aboard an EITC merchant ship, encounters a pirate ship captained by a past love. We go back to Jack's time in Shipwreck Cove and learn about the rogue pirates that are plaguing the Caribbean, and Jack meets Esmerelda, the grand-daughter of Don Rafael, Pirate Lord of the Caribbean. Then we meet Cutler Beckett, who has just been promoted to his station in Calabar, and we learn about his past. Jack Sparrow meets Beckett for the first time, and after promoting Jack, he gifts him with a ship ... a ship that Jack will love more than anything else in the world.

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