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?"

more courageous now, Sir. Let me bring you

eyepatch brought Nathan and Ava to

with an observation tower. Armed men patrolled the area with AK47 rifles

a residence; it was a military-style

man brought Nathan and Ava

men behind him. His arm had a tattoo of skulls and venomous snakes,

turning to look

Nathan could speak, the man wearing an eyepatch offered a smile and stepped forward to make the introductions.

right there, and stay away!" Sketch declared

nearest lackey and slammed it into the eyepatch man's

Thud'.

splattered everywhere, and the man wearing an eyepatch fell to the ground with an anguished

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

were facing

dripping off the AK47 rifle Sketch held. He glared at Nathan viciously. "Young man, I shall ask you again. Why