"Do you recognize this man?" Cage's demeanor softened somewhat, but he still gripped the navy cutlass tightly.
"Can't really say I know him... He was originally a pirate captain, planning to rob our ship, but we caught him and brought him back. As for how he ended up on your navy ship, I have no idea."
"In the interest of launching our assault as quickly as possible, the magistrate allowed us to press all serious criminals into service." Cage sheathed the navy cutlass, "This fellow got lucky. Being a pirate is punishable by death, but rowing for a ship is certainly better than hanging, right?"
Lucky Gold was no longer the spirited figure who had once dominated the inner seas. Layton had knocked out half his teeth, and the flesh on his cheeks had sunken in, leaving his lips crisscrossed with bloodied fissures. His shoulders and arms were nothing but bone, and the man looked completely wasted.
Winters felt some pity for him and said to Cage, "Get him some water to drink."