Shades of Crimson

"Mom do I really have to keep brushing my hair?" Scarlet asked, she looked up at her mom and gave her the puppy dog eyes. Her mom looked at her and rolled her eyes, her features over exaggerating the motion. "But mom this is so boring!" She exclaimed throwing the brush on the ground.

"Look in order to become a master spy you need to learn patience." Her mother told her with a typical mother look on her face.

"I know but I'd rather be studying on reading peoples facial expression, by reading." She sighed as she placed her face in her hooves.

"Think of it like this the boys are out fishing how much fun does that sound like?" She asked her daughter with a smug look on her face.

"I guess this is better but can we do a different exercise perhaps?" Scarlet asked, the thought that she was learning this still gave her an adrenaline rush. She was sad she didn't get to see much of her brother, but she was glad that she would finally be able to have something to tell her brother a few years from now. She did always hate how her brother was only a year and a half older, but she was always treated like a child by him.

"Scarlet, hellooo. Equestria to Scarlet come in." Her mother poked her to snap her out of a trance. Scarlet jolted and nearly fell out of her chair, thanks to her quick reflexes she caught herself last second. "Are you okay is something bothering you?" Her mother asked.

"Sorry no I'm fine I was just thinking." Scarlet said quickly readjusting herself. Her mother gave off a small giggle.

"So why was brother never taught any of this?" Scarlet asked.

"Your father said he should take his own path." Her mother told her daughter with a warm smile.

"Sucks to be him." She said as she shrugged her shoulders.  They quickly began to continue the exercise.

'Some day I will be needed for the good of Canterlot.' Scarlet thought. She gave herself a quick glance at the mirror and nodded to reassure herself.