Disclaimer: I don't own any of the characters other than Trent, Charlotte, Lilly, or Lucy

The warm sun beamed across my skin as I lounged across the grass in the yard. I smiled and thought of the sounds of the seas and the thought of being on a ship again. I loved being near the water and longed for a sense of adventure. I wanted to leave this island, but knew I was trapped here. I wanted to explore the rest of the world; there had to be more to life than just getting married to a suitable gentleman that my parents thought was fit for me. I wanted to leave the stresses of being the governor's daughter behind.

"Lillian? Come on darling you have to get ready for tea with Aunt Elizabeth" my mother called from a window from the mansion. I groaned and opened my eyes to the reality of my life; I would be stuck behind these fortress walls until I was married and moved to a new set of confining walls.

"I'll be right there mother!" I yelled back and pushed myself up from the grass; I had been lying there for so long that my body had made an imprint in the grass. I brushed the dirt and blades of grass off of my dress and out of my brown wavy hair.

I had forgotten that I had tea with my aunt this afternoon. If anybody understood me it was my Aunt Elizabeth. She technically was my dad's cousin, but I called her aunt because she was so much older than me. Aunt Elizabeth was the only one who ever understood my desires to leave the island and explore the world beyond these shores. She told me stories of her husband and how he was out exploring other far off places for work and she also mentioned unusual characters like a man named Jack who loved rum more than anything.

My aunt lived alone with her son William who was the same exact age as me. Will and I were always going on adventures around the island; he and I eerily had so much in common with each other including our birthdays. Will would always let me dress up in his extra clothes and we would sneak aboard some of the naval ships to get the sense of being out on the open seas. William's dad, or Uncle Will as I called him, was never around but William talked about how he was able to see him a few times throughout his 20 years of life.

I finally made it up to my room and my handmaidens helped me take my sundress off and into proper tea attire. I hated the thought of putting the stupid corset on and the heavy light blue dress that mother had picked out for me to wear. I never understood why I had to dress up like this just to go to my aunt's house for tea, but once a month I had an arrangement to visit my aunt and I had to honor that arrangement.

45 minutes after shimmying my way into my corset, which made me feel like I was suffocating, and putting on my bulky dress I was finally "presentable" for noon tea with Aunt Elizabeth. I looked at myself in the mirror before exiting my room and found my own reflection. I was staring at what felt like a total stranger; this wasn't me, this was somebody entirely different. The bonnet and the fancy dresses were not what I imagined my life to be. I longed for a life on the salty seas with my hair blowing in the warm wind.

"Miss Swan, are you ready to leave?" the carriage boy's voice echoed through the house.

"I'll be right down" I muttered as I broke the staring contest with the stranger in the mirror and headed down the grand staircase and out the double doors.

The carriage ride wasn't a memorable one; it was the same old town with the same old people doing the same old things. Why couldn't this town have more excitement? I continued to stare out the window as I was jostled around in the carriage by bumpy roads.

I finally arrived at my aunt's house and was helped out of the carriage by the footman. I gracefully walked towards the door and knocked on the large wooden door. My aunt's house wasn't very large, she liked to live a modest lifestyle with just the necessities; just looking at her house you would have never guessed that her father was the governor before he passed away and my father took over.

I waited for my aunt to answer the door or for Lucy her handmaiden to answer, but nobody did. I decided I would just walk in, maybe they didn't hear me knock. The door creaked open as I pushed my way inside. I looked around expecting to see my aunt coming down the stairs, but instead I saw a man staring out the window. This man had long brown hair with a bandana on top of his head. He was dressed like a sailor with a white linen shirt, trousers, and black boots. I certainly had never seen him before in the town, and I knew everybody thanks to the countless parties and events we held at the governor's mansion.

"Hello. My name is Lillian Swan; do you know where my Aunt Elizabeth is?" I asked while staring at the back of this man's head. I couldn't help but think he looked a little like William.

The man slowly turned around and looked like he saw a ghost. "Uhm…your aunt? Yes she's in the garden getting some herbs for the tea" the man replied.

"Thank you. I guess I'll wait for her in the kitchen then. May I ask what your name is? I have never seen you around town before" I questioned.

"My name is Will. Will Turner. Elizabeth is my wife"

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