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Chapter 1: Good News?

She stood at the window looking out to sea as her long hair blew in the breeze. She knew that somewhere out there was that intriguing man that she wished she would encounter once again. Her mind drifted to that far off place where she became reckless and wild. It seemed that her heart had stayed there, for she had not become the same person again. A door creaked from the far end of her bedchambers.

"Elizabeth?"

She turned toward the rough voice and smiled sweetly answering in her usual manner.

"Hello Will. How was your day?"

He began to walk toward her, setting his hat on her bureau on the way. He had experienced a long and strenuous day in the village, where he was a very experienced and honored blacksmith.

"Nothing really noteworthy..." he trailed off. "I spoke with your father today. He said that we have received an invitation to visit your cousins in the north. They had asked to meet me, I guess they would love to meet 'good girl Elizabeth's' blacksmith husband. I told him that I would speak to you and find out your opinion on the matter."

Elizabeth sighed. She knew that she was obligated visit her cousins. She had always seemed sensible and obedient to them, actually she seemed like that to everyone, but lately she had been showing a side of herself that she never knew she had. With her having married a blacksmith, she could just imagine what they would say.

She hesitated and then said, "Will, you know my opinion about visiting my cousins. I also think that you know that we will be required to visit them sooner or later. We shall tell Father that we will go as soon as the trip is thoroughly planned."

Will smiled at this, "Well Mrs. Turner, this is the part that I think you will enjoy. Your father has said that if you agreed to go to visit, he will have the Interceptor prepared for our voyage up the coast."

She could hardly hold back her excitement. She gushed, "The Interceptor? This will be the first time it will leave the harbor since... Well, since we defeated those cursed pirates! Will, do you think that there will be a chance that we will encounter Jack?"

She had traveled the seas many times in her life, starting in her childhood when she had found Will hopelessly drifting off to sea, but she had found a new and exciting aspect in this wonderful means of transportation. She had begun her previous trip in terrible fear and had long since grown almost addicted to danger. She and Will had encountered pirates, good ones and evil ones, had discovered the ancient treasure of Aztec gold, and lifted a curse with the help of their new friend Jack.

"I knew that you would mention Jack. It is possible that we will find him along our journey; I doubt that we have seen him for the last time. We will just have to take our chances." Will teasingly looked at Elizabeth. He had raised her hopes, she was happy.

She moved closer, planted a soft kiss on his lips, and turned to leave the room.

"You go ahead and get cleaned up for dinner, Will. We have much to discuss with Father regarding our trip," she added as she left the room.

Will stood there letting it all sink in. He was taking another trip across the seas with his true love and there was a slight hint of excitement involved in it, too. That made the thought of meeting Elizabeth's cousins so much more bearable.

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