Maverick wanted to kill that snake with a venomous tongue, Joshua Hunt. He wanted to make Hunt pay for all of his triflings with Nomadic entities and the near destruction of not only his ship within Alaska, but the near wipe of all Maverick's brother's in arms. As well as bailing on him when the time arose, and leaving what remained of Maverick's crew and him for dead in a nearly forgotten system. Maverick wanted to see him suffer. To see him die. But why didn't the rebellious captain not take Joshua's life?
The reason is the clarity. Reasoning within Maverick's mind just as he held that pistol pointed at Hunt. Maverick didn't get the reputation for being a competent captain of a Dreadnought within Liberty because he flew around and shot first, asking later. Not because Maverick was a hardened killer or someone who enjoyed bringing pain to others, But Maverick was a Law Enforcer. He had been for many years. It was his nature, not to just end the flame of a wrongly burning candle. But to let that candle burn itself out.
Maverick sought it in his head after the first round went off, pinging off plating on Hunt, it zinged and pinged in his head mentally, He will get his own. Hunt's destiny is going to lead him to his own undoing. And there wouldn't be anything better than what Maverick could have done to him than to watch Hunt destroy his own self. Let Hunts decisions do the justice that Maverick had seeked. At that point, when the Guards circled around the Cincinnati's crew, It became clear to him. A single gunshot. Was a start. And a big ham hock to the chin would be the reminder...
The.Cincinnati - Maverick O'Howell, Sylus, and 199 Family members.
