Lorcan was in chains. He sat with his head down. Grace could see he was on the verge of tears as he sat in the dark room. A door in the corner of the room creaked open and light flooded the room. A silhouette carrying a weapon covered in spikes, walked into the room and chuckled menacingly. Then there was darkness. Grace sat up in bed with a scream. Only one minute later Lorcan sprinted into the room.
"Grace, are you all right?" Lorcan asked anxiously.
"Yeah, I'm fine. It was just a dream." Grace said immediately.
"Would you like to tell me about it?" Lorcan asked with worry in his eyes.
"No, I'm sorry I woke you up. You can go back to sleep," Grace replied.
"Okay, I'll see you at dusk," Lorcan said and he left, slowly closing the door.
"No, wait!" Grace shouted after him. "I changed my mind, please don't leave me!"
Lorcan re-entered the room and sat down on the bed next to Grace. He waited patiently for Grace to begin her story.
"Oh Lorcan, it was so awful!" Grace sobbed as Lorcan grasped her hand and gave her hand a reassuring squeeze.
"It's all right, you're safe now," Lorcan replied calmly. Grace told Lorcan about her dream.
"Hmm, well let's both hope that that was nothing more than a dream. Don't worry about it." Lorcan said, but he didn't look very confident. He left and Grace laid back down in her bed. She slept restlessly for a while and then fell in to a deep sleep. She awoke with a start. Grace had had another dream, much like the one she had before. The only difference was that the dream was much more disturbing. She still clearly remembered the vivid images and shivered. She jumped out of bed and ran to find Lorcan. As she sprinted down the hallway she ran into Darcy (it was still dark outside).
"Where is Lorcan?" Grace asked somewhat frantically.
"I don't know I haven't seen him since yesterday," Darcy replied.
Grace had hurried off before Darcy had finished talking. When things got confusing Grace knew exactly who to go to; the Captain. Grace found the Captain where he always was; in his cabin.
Grace burst into the cabin almost shouting, "Where is Lorcan?"
The Captain sat at his desk and was looking at a group of papers that Grace thought were maps. He slowly looked up at Grace and said, "Lorcan is off taking care off important business for me."
"What kind of business?" Grace asked.
"Not that it's any of your business, but Lorcan is doing some roll playing. He is disguised as a pirate and is going to the Pirate Academy to keep me informed about their Vampirate assassins." The Captain's whisper filled Grace's head.
"I have to go find him," Grace informed the Captain. Usually she wouldn't be so worried, but after hearing about his mission and having the same dream about him twice in one night she was almost certain that Lorcan was in danger.
"You can't go after him," the Captain informed her, "His identity can't be revealed."
"Okay," Grace replied, "I understand." She left the room and ran to her cabin. Grace didn't care what the Captain said, she needed to make sure Lorcan was safe. The only problem she had now was that she had no way to get to the Pirate Academy. She began packing in hopes that she would soon find a way to the Academy.