Scarlett McCain

## Appearances

*The Outlaws Scarlett and Browne*“The Notorious Scarlett and Browne”

**Scarlett Josephine McCain** is an outlaw operating around Britain, particularly Wessex.

## Biography

Scarlett spend her childhood in a small settlement with her mother and brother. One day when the children were out picking berries, the village was attacked by Tainted. Scarlett and her brother escaped the massacre and walked all the way to the next town to ask for help. The townsfolk, who were seeming to be willing to help at first, were turned against them, when the new Faith House Mentor appeared and declated that the children were deviants whose families were punished for their sins. The children were kicked out of town. When Scarlett returned alone to get their bag with food and the tarp they needed for shelter during the night, she was captured and locked in the towns cage. Though she was able to escape the next day she never saw her brother again after that.

After spending some time solely surviving in the wild and stealing and fighting her way through the towns she passed, Scarlett was recruited by the Brothers of the Hand, who saw her abilities as something they could use. Teach, one of the Brothers, trained her, seeminly as the only female member of the Brotherhood. Eventually she broke ties with them and started working on her own.

During her time at the Brotherhood Scarlett met an elderly woman who was meditating on the side of the street. She helped Scarlett to hide from persecutors and eventually taught her about meditation.

#### Book 1

Setting up a campfire and some rabbit traps not far outside of Cheltenham, Scarlett was attacked by four men, who she attempted to fend off. She managed to kill all of them, but suffered a stab wound, which caused her to faint. When she came to later that day, Scarlett attempted to meditate before searching her traps, discovering a dead rabbit, and filled her bottles in a nearby stream. She became weary of a creature coming out of the woods, but it revealed itself to only be a wolf, skulking off.

Scarlett headed into Cheltenham, meeting with Horace Appleby in his office at Cheltenham Co-Operative Bank. She bluntly explained that she was robbing the bank, and gave him sixty seconds to open the safe behind him. Before the minute was up, Appleby managed to pull a revolver from his desk, but Scarlett pulled her own out and pointed it at his chest, much to his shock. Flustered, he opened the safe and gave her all of its contents. Suddenly joined by his assistant, Miss Petersen, and a militiaman, Scarlett escaped through the window, riding a bike up the street and through the gates of Cheltenham.

Hiding amongst the trees on the edge of town, Scarlett ditched the bike. She eventually lost the search party, deciding to head for Stow. Before long, she came across a crashed bus off of a highway. She went to investigate it, jumping down through a torn opening in its side. She took a number of items and placed them into her rucksack. Before she could leave, Scarlett heard a noise coming from a toilet cubicle on board, and approached it. She offered to help whoever was inside, giving them twenty seconds to reveal themself. Before the time was up, they swung open the door, whacking Scarlett in the head and sending her tumbling. She stood up, surprised to see a boy before her. He was appreciative for her help, and they exited the coach, the boy having trouble due to his limbs being stiff from being stuck in the cubicle. As they headed back up the embankment, a bear suddenly ran towards them, making its way for the boy. Scarlett jumped at him, pushing him out of the way, and colliding with the bear. Having pulled her knife, she stabed and killed the bear, falling to the ground with the body on top of her. She called the boy for help, who despite initially mistaking her voice for the bear's, obliged and helped her out. Scarlett initially intended to leave on her own, but after some reassurance from the boy, who introduced himself as Albert Browne, she agreed to allow him to accompany her to Stow. As they made their way, Scarlett looked back, noticing search parties in the direction they'd come from, causing her to significantly quicken her pace.

They made refuge in a ruined townhouse, where Scarlett set up a campfire, and they roasted a pheasant she'd found inside. She then went to pray, instructing Albert not to bother her at all. Midway through her prayer, she opened her eyes to see Albert at the window, having heard the low whistle from a militiaman's dog whistle. Realising that the militiamen were upon them, they made their way out through a hole in the roof. Planning to make a run for it as the militiamen rushed their campfire, the miltiamen instead threw an explosive into the hideout, its blast sending Scarlett and Albert flying.

## References

Stroud, Jonathan (1 April 2021). Part IV: *The Isles*. Chapter 28. *The Outlaws Scarlett and Browne*. London: Walker Books. ISBN 9781406394818.
Stroud, Jonathan (1 April 2021). Part I: *The Wilds*. Chapter 2. *The Outlaws Scarlett and Browne*. London: Walker Books. ISBN 9781406394818.
Stroud, Jonathan (1 April 2021). Part I: *The Wilds*. Chapter 1. *The Outlaws Scarlett and Browne*. London: Walker Books. ISBN 9781406394818.
Stroud, Jonathan (1 April 2021). Part I: *The Wilds*. Chapter 3. *The Outlaws Scarlett and Browne*. London: Walker Books. ISBN 9781406394818.
Stroud, Jonathan (1 April 2021). Part I: *The Wilds*. Chapter 4. *The Outlaws Scarlett and Browne*. London: Walker Books. ISBN 9781406394818.
Stroud, Jonathan (1 April 2021). Part I: *The Wilds*. Chapter 5. *The Outlaws Scarlett and Browne*. London: Walker Books. ISBN 9781406394818.
Stroud, Jonathan (1 April 2021). Part I: *The Wilds*. Chapter 6. *The Outlaws Scarlett and Browne*. London: Walker Books. ISBN 9781406394818.