Wow, I absolutely love the way that you're treating this prompt. Just the way that Haytham waking out of his daze doesn't solve everything, the way that Connor is using all his skills to try and deal with the situation and trying not to give up hope, the way that Washington in the last section is so perfectly horrifying because of the hints of the circumstances that drove him to crave that power and control; seriously, this is so well-done.