James Stout

The kid dies like two years later.

But like he's adamant that like, no, this kid was like really – we were very close.

He helps him learn English.

And because he's so smart, Equiano attracts wealthy British patrons.

These like two, I think, older ladies pay for him to go to school.

And so he's obviously kind of thinking, I've lucked out.

I might just kind of get out of the whole slavery thing and be like English, right?

Like maybe that's my future.

Because Pascal seems to be treating him well.

He's got these local ladies who are like paying for, you know, he seems to have fallen into a good situation.

And then...

out of nowhere, Pascal takes him back to sea, right?

And so they spend some time on voyages together, and he's still kind of being treated more like a servant.

They're engaged in, like, pirates attacks several times.

Like, he helps defend the ship in several desperate battles.

They travel the oceans of the world.

And Olaudah says that at this time, he feels a growing loyalty and affection for Pascal, who he believes has been so kind to him because he plans to free him one day, right?

So he's really, like,

as loyal to this dude as he can because he thinks that, like, I found a good one, right?

Unfortunately, he has not.