Triston was laying on his bed in his cabin after being tortured by Synder, his brother. "He was there waiting for me." Triston said burring his face in the pillow. Why was he in this state after all he is the Captain of Brew, the first anyway. He tried to get up from the position but the pain that shot up in him was to great. He remembered it was because of Synder that his back was badly burned next to the branding that he had been given by him when he was younger.
"You shouldn't move." Knives said opening the door seeing Triston trying to move. Knives walked over to his bedside with a basin filled with water, two clothes, and rubbing alcohol. "Do you mind if I remove the blanket?" Knives asked. "What do ye mean?" Triston asked confused. "Synder burnt you're shirt off to get to you're branding." Knives said making Triston remember. "That really happened then." Triston sighed. Knives only nodded before putting her hand on the blanket to remove it from his scared back. "I'm going to heal and clean you're back." Knives said as she took the rubbing alcohol and put some of it on one of the clothes. Triston felt the blanket being removed from his back. "This will hurt a little do you want to bite down on this clothe?" Knives asked as she offered him the other clothe. He only shook his head as a way to say no.
Knives began to heal his back by dapping the rubbing alcohol on Triston's burnt back, this wasn't the first time Knives had to do this for Triston, she was the first to clean his back when this had first happened to him. Knives could tell that he was feeling intense pain by how he was trying not to tense his back but that only made it worse. "You don't have to pretend Triston." Knives said cooling the alcohol washed marks with water that she had dapped with the other side of the clothed. "I've never pretended." Triston said trying to hide the pain that was clearly in his voice. "That's what you told Synder before he burnt and branded you the first time." Knives said. "What right do ye have? You weren't me!" Triston told her harshly.
Knives didn't say anything to him for a few seconds. "He scares you and it' obvious but what I don't get is why you try to hide it?" Knives said as she placed the blanket back on his back. Triston didn't want to tell her the truth one reason being he was the captain of Brew and even thought Brew had three captains including himself Knives and Tira but he was the first, so to tell Knives would be a sign of weakness.
Knives was finished with healing his back but she didn't feel right to leave Triston like this he needed consoling but for Triston that wasn't an easy thing. Knives put the bowl of water, the two clothes, and the rubbing alcohol on Triston desk then went back to sit beside him on his bedside.
"Why won't ye leave me?" Triston asked. "Do you want me to?" Knives asked seeing how weak and tender he was right now. "Honestly no, you don't want me to." Knives said to answered the question.
They were thieves it wasn't suppose to be like this, but here he was laying helpless like a child just after being scolded, and okay for Triston case that was truth, but he didn't like the feeling and by the feeling it was given to him by his own brother.
To be honest he was on the break of tears and he was trying to hold them in the best he could and he was about to let them fall until Knives spoke. "You worry me sometimes." She said with a smile. "Ye say that like it's a good thing." Triston told her. Knives sighed maybe she was happy that he worried sometimes but s. "Okay you just worry me is that what you want to hear?" Knives said as she stood up from the bedside she didn't turn around but kept her eye on Triston to see he wasn't looking at her only to have his head buried into the pillow to hide his sobbing.
Sighing she walked to the door. "Try not to move around till I get back your wounds still need tending." Knives said as she opening the door. She stood outside the cabin maybe having some rum would make her feel better about this considering how this was the second time in a decade Triston had seen his brother and been brutally branded of course it shouldn't bother her since she was the one who always treated his wounded back. "I guess things are about to change." Knives said as she walked down to the rum shack that was in the below courters.
Walking down the stairs to the rum rack to get rum she took a bottle of rum out of the rack and turned back around to see that the third captain's cabin was opened. "Thought she'd be asleep by now." Knives asked herself as she went into the door to see Tira laying in the bed but not a sleep. "There something I can do for you?" Tira asked feeling her standing there. "I'm sorry I didn't mean to disturb you." Knives told her. "It's fine but what do you need? Raine is asleep and since Triston isn't in his right mind I don't feel like trying to get off this ship." Tira told her. After hearing Tira's explanation she walked out the door. "Wait you needed something so why not stay and have a drink with a fellow mate?" Tira asked as she got up and followed Knives. "Miss Tira you talk like a pirate yet you're a thief how is it possible that you can live a double life?" Knives asked as she walked up the stairs Tira still following her. "Double life? You've got it all wrong I was taking by a pirates crew." Tira told her as they reached the top of the stairs. "That pirate being Jack Sparrow?" Knives asked. Tira laughed. "Yes that one but I've got my own reasons for being like this, but you it doesn't really seem like you have any use for this kind of life."
Knives didn't answer her only to take a long drink from the bottle of rum. "You're right I don't have any reasons for being a thief or a pirate." Knives told her. "Then what are you?" Tira asked with curiosity. "You wouldn't believe me if I told you." Knives told her. "Try me after all I've been around other pirates that are stranger then you." Tira told her with a smile. "I'm a sea witch."
After hearing this Tira didn't say anything only to look at her with interest. Knives didn't look evil like Calypso and she wasn't as strange as Calypso vessel Tia Dalma. "Then can I asked you something?" Tira asked taking her knife out of her pack. "Yes what is it dear?" Knives asked. "How long have you been on this ship and with Triston?" Tira asked as she began to trace small circles into the ships railing. "I've known Triston since he was a child you see I was on Synder's ship the Brew, this ship." Knives told her taking a drink of rum. "You were Synder's first mate then?" Tira asked. "No not really Synder had a fascination with magic and he was the one who knew I was a witch and these knives that you see I have he took the blade of punishment that gave him the powers of flame."
Listening to Knives story she couldn't help but feel sorry for Triston even though he did trick her onto this ship and also a part of his crew. "Synder was the one who gave him the branding that much I get but why did he steal the knife that allowed him to control fire? I thought only witches could bestow powers onto humans?" Tira asked. Knives took a long drink of rum. Thinking on Tira question it was true that only witches were the ones who could bestow powers onto humans but for Knives it was a special case she had been alive for many decades but still didn't mean she was powerful in all truth she wasn't very strong.
After thinking on Tira's question she couldn't bring herself to speak her hands were trembling putting the rum bottle on the ground she looked at Tira regret in her eyes. Tira saw the regret that spoke from them and found it hard not to feel sorry for her. "You don't have to tell me, after all I'm just a thief who doesn't really know her way around this ship yet." Tira said the last part with a little laugh. Knives found herself laughing a little, it was good that she had gotten to talk to Tira and she felt like Tira understood more then she let on. Thank you, Miss Tira." Knives said as she picked the rum bottle back up. "You're welcome, this wasn't the first time I've had to cheer someone up back when I was still sailing under Sparrow's command I always had to cheer up Will." Tira told her with a smile.
Knives didn't say anything to Tira after that she only went back to Triston cabin. "Maybe he's better or at least a little." Knives thought as she opened the door, she looked back to see if Tira followed her back saw that she was going back down stairs to her cabin.
Knives walked into Triston cabin closing the door behind her. Triston was in the same postion that he was in when she left him. "He hasn't tried to move, that's a good sign." Knives thought to herself as she walked to his bedside. Seeing he was asleep Knives removed the blanket that was covering his back and when she did the sight wasn't what she wanted. "Oh bloody…" She said seeing the carvings were in embers on his back. She stood up getting the rubbing alchohal from Triston desk she poured it on his back making him wince in horrible pain. "I'm sorry but this is the only way I can heal the brand." Knives said as she took the cloth that was still laying on Triston bedside gently placing it on his back.
"Why were ye gone so long?" Triston asked. "I was getting a drink of rum but I had a talk with Tira." Knives told him. "What did ye tell her?" Triston asked. "I told her the truth." Knives told him. After he didn't say anything to her maybe she shouldn't have come back to see how he was doing Triston wanted to be alone but when it came to Knives it was very important to him on who she told the truth to. "You can trust Tira." Knives told him. "How do ye know that she won't turn on me just like me brother did!" Triston asked. "Try not to move or you won't get you're injuries healed, and as for Tira I don't believe she will turn on you after all she didn't care that I was a sea witch like Calypso so why don't you not worry." Knives advised as she stood up yawning. "Anyway I'm going to my cabin I need some sleep, I'd advise you to do the same." Knives said as she walked to the door. "Knives?" Triston said. "Yes what is it?" She asked opening the door. "Thank ye."
After this the ship was silent with all the crew sleeping and Brew was sailing quietly across the sea, but on a port just a short distance were the were Synder was looking for a pirate and not just any pirate the man who was the Keeper of the Code, Teague.
Seeing the Misty Lady, he sneered evily. "Well now Edward Teague, I've found you at last." He said as he made flames appear that guided his little ship to the Misty Lady.
One of the pirates aboard the Misty Lady saw the ship and went to Teague's cabin. "Captain there's a ship that is threatening ours should we…" The pirate rambled. Teague opened the door to see the ship that only had a man on it but a menacing man at that. "Sir?" The pirate asked. "Let him board." Teague commanded.
Synder saw the pirates lowing a rope down for him. "How foolish and how so easy." He sneered. He didn't need the rope he used the power of flame to teleport onto the ship. "Thank you so much for having me aboard mister Teague." Synder said as he saw Teague. "Oi it's only a lad!" The pirate who first saw him said thankfully. "Only a lad am I?" Synder asked evilly summoning a flame that engulfed the pirate. "What say you now?" Synder asked evilly. "What is it that you want?" Teague asked getting Synder to release the pirate. "I only wish to speak to you Mister Teague." Synder told him. "Follow me to my cabin if that's what you want." Teague said as he went back to his cabin.
The pirates were afraid to huddle around the door in fear of the man who could control fire. Teague opened the door and went to the chair that was beside the desk picking up his guitar he began to strum it. Synder walked into the room closing the door. "What is it that you want out of me lad?" Teague asked hearing the door closed. Synder snickered. "What I want sir is the pirate codex." Synder told him. "What could a lad like yourself want with the code?" Teague asked. "I've use for it."