they travel to an island where they meet with her pirate mentor captain blackbeard (played by thomas gomez), who takes an instant dislike to larochelle although he, at first, holds back as he can see anne has affection for him. blackbeard eventually realises he has seen larochelle before in the french navy when a pirate was hanged. when he reveals this, larochelle claims he has left the french navy. anne believes him, but when blackbeard attacks him, she defends him and sends blackbeard and his men away, making an enemy of blackbeard.