Roman tried leaning in close to Scarlet to apologize, "Sister I-"
"You better think twice the next time you decide to pull another stupid ass stunt like that on Terra Island" cutting him off, she hissed through her teeth only loud enough for him to hear.
He stood up incredibly straight, he was scared shitless. He always knew that she was ruthless, but didn't realize till it was too late how far he had actually pushed her with the whole island incident.
Ignoring him she went on to observe the crewmen below her, "Who is the 1st mate?" she asked, even though it sounded more like a demand.
"I am, Captain" a young man appeared next to her suddenly with a bow.
"Your name?" she squinted.
"Cedrick, Captain" he announced with a salute.
"Well Cedrick, you are famous with my reputation, are you not?" her lips curled into a small smirk, tilting her head to the side as she surveyed the young soldier. He was well built, built for war, and he was handsome enough to woo many girls with just a glance.
"Of course" he nodded seriously.
"Great, so I don't have to tell you what happens to people who betray me, correct?"
"Uh-" before he had the chance to answer, she spun around with a blinding speed from facing him and shot a dagger into a man's chest behind her. The man who had previously stood behind her had never saw it coming and he crashed to the floor with blood spilling from his mouth.
"Are you crazy?!" Roman shouted at her, he was about to rush towards the man to help, but Scarlet whipped around and stared a gaze so deadly it made him stop in his tracks.
Seeing Roman with an infuriated fire burning in his eyes caused her small smirk to return. "It seems that Captain Roman didn't realize he had a spy in his elite team." A mocking chuckle rang from her lips as she drew air-quotation marks with her fingers.
With this information, it made his mouth fall open in shock with a mumbled "how could you possibly know?"
With a wink she chuckled "like I said before don't insult my intelligence. If you don't believe me, check his pockets, go on search him." She leaned against a wooden frame with a lazy smile hanging from her lips.
Doing as told, Roman and Cedrick patted him down, to discover not only a map that was supposed to be hidden in the Captains quarters, as well as tattoo hidden under a leather bracelet belonging to the "Unholy Trinities" coven.
"Dammit" Roman hissed through his teeth before kicking one of the dead man's legs in frustration. Scarlet walked over and patted his shoulder in a comforting manner, but her face only portrayed an "I told you so" glow.
"It's fine, now that I have control of the fleet I don't mind snuffing out the traitors. Just leave it to elder sis, little brother." She said smugly, causing Roman to shoot a dirty glance at her before turning around to storm off towards his quarters.
A small elegant laugh was emitted from her beautiful smile, causing her eyes to squint slightly. The men knew they were doomed, how would they be able to concentrate with this exceptionally scary beauty now in charge? It wasn't going to be easy.
"Now, let's get started!" She smiled brightly clapping her hands together.
"Xia!" Scarlet didn't forget about her little sister.
Xia was sheepishly hiding among the crewmen. "Yes sister Scarlet?" she hesitantly answered back.
Scarlet chuckled and walked over to her, "Xia, you aren't in trouble. And if Roman tries to give you shit for it, just tell me and I'll straighten it out" Scarlet winked and saw Xia visibly relax.
"Alright sis!" Xia exclaimed and brushed her dark hair out of the way from her face thanks to the winds coming off the sea.
"If you need a favor from me for the vile in exchange, don't hesitate to contact me alright?" Scarlet patted her younger sister's shoulder.
"Of course! How could I pass up an opportunity to have the infamous Fierce and Beautiful She-devil owing me a favor? Haha!" Xia giggled and Scarlet laughed a long with her.
They hugged goodbye, before parting ways. Scarlet waved at Xia as she walked down the ramp, back onto the docks.