Pirates hunts Mermaids for gold, that is a well known fact.

So it wasn't a surprised when you were caught with a net, your body slowly being dragged out of the water and into a pirate ship. You saw a man, in red and wearing a pirate hat who stared at you. It was Ezra, a well known and feared pirate.

"Well, well, look at you eh? You're cute for a mermaid." He flirted.