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They met during a brawl.
Esmeralda Crobbin first encounters Brandon Gilroy during a brawl. Afterward, Esme admires the man's skill with his fists, his intelligence, and a number of other attributes until she learns that he is a British Naval Officer. He would be eager to see her hang, if he knew she was the American privateer, Irish Red.