Salute To The General

Calmly, Nathan revealed, "I'm here to meet Blackbeard on behalf of the five families. Can you bring me to him?"

The man wearing an eyepatch said, "Sir, you might not know this, but Blackbeard is the leader of the biggest pirate crew on the island. He's known for being hot-tempered. If I bring you to him without reason and invoke his wrath, I'll be in deep trouble! I'm afraid of angering him!"

"Money works miracles. Perhaps you can be more courageous this way," came Nathan's calm reply.

With that said, he fished out ten gold coins and tossed them at the man's feet.

The man wearing an eyepatch and his lackeys immediately went on their knees to snatch the gold coins like a pack of hungry dogs.

"They are mine!"

"Don't take this. It's mine!"

"Stay away from the coins! Do you want to rebel against me?" The man with the eyepatch gathered all the coins and pocketed them happily.

Nathan asked him plainly, "Are you

bolder now?"

smirked. "Of course. I'm much more courageous now, Sir.

man wearing an eyepatch brought Nathan and Ava to the tallest building

with an observation tower. Armed men patrolled the

residence; it was a

man brought Nathan and Ava to the

man with his torso bare stopped them with at least a dozen armed men behind him. His arm had a tattoo of skulls and venomous snakes,

at Ava sharply before turning to look at Nathan. "Why are you here?" he

speak, the man wearing an eyepatch offered a smile and stepped forward to make the introductions. "Sketch, this

right there, and stay away!" Sketch declared

rifle from his nearest lackey and

Thud'.

an eyepatch fell to the ground

and apologized profusely, "Sketch, calm down. We'll leave right away!" They lifted the man with an

were facing off Nathan

viciously. "Young man, I shall ask you again. Why are you here? His voice was as cold