They've worked together and depended on each other too long to fully understand how to function completely without. No one else has filled the vacant role that Izzy abandoned when he left, and no one else has filled it while he was not present on the ship. Ed cannot craft without Izzy; and without Ed, there is no finesse.
"Of course." Having Izzy round up and vet people for their crew is a good idea (and better than Ed attempting the same and running into conflict with Stede--he's somewhat curious to see if there's any overlap, though, or how Stede will take to another crew forming). Muscle they could do. Knowledge, certainly. Ed is not sure loyalty will be easy to find, not in a place where they may have to kill each other, but he'll let Izzy handle that. Izzy always does manage to make Blackbeard into something more fearsome and worthy of following. "Anyone in particular I should know about?"
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They've worked together and depended on each other too long to fully understand how to function completely without. No one else has filled the vacant role that Izzy abandoned when he left, and no one else has filled it while he was not present on the ship. Ed cannot craft without Izzy; and without Ed, there is no finesse.
"Of course." Having Izzy round up and vet people for their crew is a good idea (and better than Ed attempting the same and running into conflict with Stede--he's somewhat curious to see if there's any overlap, though, or how Stede will take to another crew forming). Muscle they could do. Knowledge, certainly. Ed is not sure loyalty will be easy to find, not in a place where they may have to kill each other, but he'll let Izzy handle that. Izzy always does manage to make Blackbeard into something more fearsome and worthy of following. "Anyone in particular I should know about?"