He raised an eyebrow, before shrugging and pulling out his crossbow. "Then you will have to deal with the other pirates, who won't want to let me lead, coming after you instead."<br/><br/>He loaded and drew the string back, and then fired it into a nearby tree. "This weapon is common, and nearly every pirate can get one. Far safer for you to sit in the shadows, letting others see you without realizing the threat you pose until it is too late. And then, in ten years, or twenty, or fifty, when I am old, weak, and unable to fight, you can take it from me, and use what I built to start your OWN empire. Or maybe I will give it to you instead. Depends on if you do as well as I hope you will.<br/><br/>You will get more shinies than any other red your age will, and start your fame far far earlier. Most wait until they are fifty, or even into their first century. You will be the youngest to ever terrorize a nation, and eventually, an entire landmass. Learn, and then strike. Far safer and you are much more dangerous because of it. We blues do it all the time, and that is why we are the second strongest of the dragons."