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If he had been younger, maybe. Twenty years before he would have gotten on his knees and begged, and maybe he would have been allowed to stay. But Izzy had lived for the better part of four decades on this earth, there wasn’t much else for him out there, and the bottom line was that Edward did not need him anymore - and Izzy was tired. He was so goddamn tired.
“Are you quitting on me, Iz?” Edward asked, speaking for the first time, and his eyes had a mix of rage, longing and heartbreak that made him want to keel over and die. Bonnet fell silent, mouth gaping open, but he couldn’t even appreciate the absence of sound - his heart drummed so loudly it felt like his head was a drum. Thump-thump.Thump-thump.
“I will leave the ship at the next port,” he repeated, looking Edward straight in the eyes, “Captain.”
(In which Stede comes back, and Izzy struggles until he learns how to lean on.)