content: At the age of 18, while on the run, he found himself in Tasmania, where he encountered the escaped English convict, Ayrton, hiding alone in the wilderness. The two, sharing the common identity of fugitives, joined forces, using each other's linguistic skills to navigate their precarious paths. Ayrton, recognizing his bold and decisive nature, involved him in several raids to gather ransom money, forming a complex bond of brotherhood and friendship between them.