A hard life

Chapter Six: No choice left

Red awoke the next day, feeling slightly better, but realized that the ship wasn't moving. He wondered where she had docked, but his thoughts were soon cut off by Shay walking in. He looked up at her, then stared at the floor. 

"Look lad. I know you don't want to talk, I understand that much. But there's only so much I could do to keep Haytham from killing you." 

Red sighed, despite the current state he was in, he still didn't want to tell them anything. 

"Tell me one thing. Why did you betray us?" Red spoke, his throat completely dry, causing him to sound a bit odd. Shay shook her head, leaning up against the wall, crossing her arms in front of her. 

"Even if I did tell you, you wouldn't believe me, yet you will believe the lies they told you." It was not a lie, Red wouldn't believe what she would say. Then again, Achilles never spoke much of her. Both of them quiet for the next few moments, before the cabin door opened and Haytham walked in. 

"Mistress Kenway, be-"

"Enough Shay. I have more important things to attend to then sit and wait for this one to talk. Now. I will try once again, but if he fails to tell is anything." She walked up to him, unleashing her hidden blade into his shoulder, twisting it as she pit her hand over his mouth to cover the scream. 

"I will end your pathetic little life." She hissed, removing the blade. 

Shay pulled Haytham back, Red bit back the screams. 

"This isn't what we agreed on Haytham."

"No. You spoke of the terms, I never agreed upon them. This is a waste of time, I have aces to be. Get him to talk Shay, do not disappoint." They both stared at one another for awhile, before Haytham left, slamming the cabin door behind her. 

Shay sighed, shaking her head before tending to the wound. 

"Christ lad, I don't know how much longer I can keep her at bay for."

"Then why do you keep her from killing me traitor?" 

"Because to many have died because of me already, I don't want to add more." Red didn't know what to say to her, he didn't want to die, but he also didn't want to tell them anything. 

Though he had little choice, despite him hating this, he had to tell them what they wanted to hear. 

"If....if I tell you both what you want. Will you let me go?" Shay didn't look at him, she just stared at the ground. 

"I can't have that happen lad, of you tell is what we want to know, I can guarantee that you'll live." Red sighed, closing his eyes and leaning his head back, he remained quiet. His decision was made, he had little choice but to tell them.