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Blood oozes from his nose, coating his lips and beard. Izzy groans, everything aching, so close to fainting but managing to stay conscious.
“Don’t hurt him too badly now,” says one of the pirates who took him. “Blackbeard will want his first mate alive.”
Izzy stares at the man, longing to taunt him but just too exhausted after the brutal beating.
As if Ed would pay the ransom. He’ll just launch an attack and slaughter everyone on board for kidnapping Izzy. And when that happens, Izzy will laugh as the bastards are cut down, before thanking Ed for saving him.