In Darkness Chapter 16 Summary

Then

  • Toussaint checks out Guildive from the top of a hill. It's a small town, but it's where the next battle will go down.
  • The opponent? The English.
  • A few months have passed, and Toussaint and Jean-Christophe are still hard at work for the slaves' freedom.
  • On their to-do list? Get an official declaration from the Republic of France for the slaves' freedom. Check.
  • Next up, they have to take down the English.
  • It turns out the slaves are worth more (900 million francs) than the exports they produce (200 million francs), which was news to Toussaint.
  • Naturally, everyone starts echoing Paul Revere by shouting, "The British are coming!"
  • First up, Jean-Christophe heads over to the British camp for a top-secret mission.
  • Since he's white, they figure the British will be more likely to trust him. He'll go in with a sob story about being kicked out of his home by the slaves, and when they let him take shelter, he'll blow up their ammo ship. Sounds simple enough.
  • He and Toussaint have a tearful goodbye before parting ways.
  • The day of the battle, Toussaint tells his men where to go. He sends the French in first so the British don't see the attack coming. Boo-ya.
  • Next up, Jean-Christophe sets the gunpowder ship on fire. There are flames everywhere, burning some of the British. Bonus? Their supplies are gone, too.
  • Toussaint just hopes his buddy made it out okay.
  • Someone asks Toussaint if they should burn the rest of the ships, but he instructs them not to.