With a quick tug, you unsheathe the long blade and hold it up, already in a defensive stance when the door opens up... and your breath catches in your throat.
Standing there, nearly as tall as you, is Ruby herself. Her firey mane of hair falls to her shoulders and frames her tanned face. She is only wearing brown trousers and a tight red blouse that had been cut short at the bottom and arms, leaving her midriff and arms bare. Her feet were bare, toes painted red, to no surprise to anyone.
Almond-shaped green eyes went wide at the sight of you. In a flash, she unsheathes a rapier and points it right at you. Judging by its craftmanship, it was something she stole in a previous raid.
"Who are you?!" she demands, glaring.
"Ruby the pirate, I presume. I'm here to claim the bounty on your head," you respond with a grin. Your waggle your sword a bit. "Turn yourself in peacefully and I won't have to harm a pretty hair on your head."
Her expressions softens into a smirk. "Fool," is all she says before she takes a step back and snaps her fingers.
Instantly, the four women you saw earlier rush into the room and line up side-by-side inside, pointing their scimitars at you.
You nearly kick yourself in the head. Of course they would have followed her, being her personal elite and all. It was now 5-to-1, and would only get worse from the noise a fight would make.
"Now... how about you turn yourself in peacefully, and I won't have to harm a pretty hair on your head," chuckles Ruby, using your own words against you.
You glance over your shoulder at the open window behind you. Jumping from three stories up wouldn't kill you, but the chance of breaking your arm or leg was pretty high.
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