“Because he’s a childish cunt and he’s obsessed with me,”

Where’s the lie.

But alas that’s not all of it. This isn’t a challenge to a duel or anything so easy. Izzy doesn’t think Stede would be able to execute him in a million years, but it isn’t Stede Izzy is worrying about.

“He’s also an idiot. And he’s arranged parlay between myself, himself, and the captain of this vessel. Today.”