...asking about his captain, Blackbeard, one of the other wardens, will get a reaction.

He's a professional. And a practical man. He hasn't survived in the world he's lived in without avoiding trouble he can. His pride is second to that, even if it can be wounded. And he has pride in that sense.

He follows his own code, strictly. Implying otherwise is an insult. But he's still a pirate. A criminal.

[ One of his own, really. ]