Bootstrap Bill

— Is this a dream?
— No.
— I thought not. If it were, there'd be rum.

— One day ashore. Ten years at sea. It's a steep price for what's been done.
— Depends on the one day.

100 years before the mast, losing who you were, bit by bit, until you end up... end up like poor Wyvern here. Once you've sworn an oath to the Dutchman, there's no leaving it. Not until your debt is paid.