Ragetti's eye grew wide in disbelief as Norrington told him about the special guest that Beckett was currently making a deal with outside.
"Is this Sao Feng a Pirate Lord?" Norrington asked when he saw the look on Ragetti's face of pure disbelief.
"Aye." Ragetti nodded. "Bu' ar' ye sure abou' their deal?"
"I'm positive."
Frowning at this, Ragetti looked down at the ground.
"Jack Sparrow was killed by the kraken but Barbossa and some woman named Tia Dalma…"
"Barbossa an' Tia Dalma!?"
"What is it?"
"Nuffin'…This is jus' gittin' really complicated righ' naow." Ragetti said with a sigh. "Continue."
"Barbossa and this Tia woman have the crew of the Black Pearl with Will and they plan on getting Jack back from Davy's Locker so that they can hold the Court. Sao Feng plans on helping Beckett slaughter everyone once they are at the Court's meeting place."
"I need me bloody eye back!" Ragetti growled, plucking a harp string in annoyance. "If I 'ad me eye…we could steal a ship an' git ou' o' 'ere!"
"But until we can find your eye and get a ship, we all have to stay here and lay low." Norrington said. "Speaking of laying low…I need to leave before they come in here."
"I'll tell ye wot they talk abou' lata, Commodore." Ragetti promised as he turned back to his harp and started to play an old pirate song as Norrington left him alone with Lazzaro.
The dog lifted up his head slowly, and with a soft whine he licked Ragetti's bare ankle.
Smiling down at him gently, Ragetti stroked his head and scratched behind his ears.
"Don' worry, Lazzaro." He whispered. "We're goin' ta be foine!"
Sao Feng and Beckett came in a little while later, laughing like old friends. Sao Feng caught Ragetti's eye and he stopped laughing at once, his face losing color.
"Do you like my pet?" Beckett asked. "He's very good at playing the harp, and his lips are the softest around." He said bluntly.
"He is also one of the last two blood descendants of two original Pirate Lords." Sao Feng said. "Mistress Ching is the other."
"Fascinating." Beckett said in a bored voice. "Now about the Pearl…"
Ragetti bit his tongue as the two continued to plot against the Pearl. Sao Feng was to stay with the Black Pearl and her crew all the way to Shipwreck Cove, giving Beckett some kind of sign along the way of where they were headed. In return, after all of the pirates had been slaughtered he would receive the Black Pearl and four of the Pieces of Eight.
"But why do you want them anyway?" Beckett asked. "Are you actually planning on crossing me and freeing Calypso?"
Catching Ragetti's warning look, Sao Feng shook his head.
"Of course not! You would need all nine to be able to do that! But with four of them, I can lay claim to those four bodies of water that they represent!" he said, clearly telling only half the truth. "You of course would have five of them and be the clear owner of those five bodies of water."
Beckett looked him in the eyes for a full minute before he then nodded and gave him a faint smile.
"Very well then." He said with a nod. "You shall have four of the Pieces of Eight."
"And the Black Pearl." Sao Feng added.
"Yes." Beckett agreed, rolling his eyes. "Now if you will excuse me, I shall have Governor Weatherby taken out of his room so that he may sign some documents for us to make this official…"
He was gone then, the door clicking shut behind him.
"Ye backstabbin'..!" Ragetti started, curling his lip in anger.
"Is there anywhere you can hide something from him?" Sao Feng asked suddenly, taking off his necklace that carried his own Piece of Eight.
Ragetti blinked in surprise at the sudden request.
"Wot?"
"Is there any place you can hide something from him?" Sao Feng repeated.
Frowning, Ragetti looked away for a moment before he then weakly nodded.
"Aye…"
"Then take this and keep it safe!" Sao Feng insisted, pressing his necklace into Ragetti's hand.
"Wot ar ye..?"
"Did you really think that a Pirate Lord would betray the Court for one ship and some of the Pieces? Only you and Mistress Ching can unleash their powers anyway! And if you plan on escaping from this ship then you'll need both the power of the waves as well as the winds!"
Ragetti slipped the necklace into his pocket and he nodded at this.
"As soon as I kin find me eye…Me mates an' I plan on takin' a ship an' gittin' ou' o' 'ere ta the Cour'." He nodded.
"Good. I'm going to lead Beckett in the wrong direction and I don't know for how long I can keep him going until he finds out the truth and kills me." Sao Feng said.
"Sao…"
"You two seem to be having a nice chat." Beckett noted, Weatherby in tow behind him as he opened the door. "Mind letting me know what it's about?"
"He was accusing me of being a coward." Sao Feng said, giving Ragetti a stern look suddenly. "I was merely explaining that I was smarter than most when it came to choosing the winning side of the war!"
"Exactly." Beckett said with a smile and he missed it when Ragetti silently slipped the necklace into Weatherby's pocket, his thin fingers moving swiftly before going back to playing the harp as if nothing had happened.
Weatherby promptly placed a handkerchief over the necklace in his pocket and it was kept hidden in plain sight the entire time.