EPILOGUE

I never again found the Pearl.

I never saw Jack again.

I did, however hear he'd been looking for me, and I'm sure news of my quest for him reached his ears.

I then left the sea that I had tried so hard to tame.

It can't be done.

I arrived back in Tortuga to find it too had changed.

Nothing was the same, nor would it be ever again.

Most of my old friends and "followers" were dead, gone or married.

Again I was all alone.

Yet, when I should feel better then my situation after mothers death, I felt much worse.

I had known true love for people.

Cameron, but mostly Father and Nicola. All to whom I most likely shall never see again.

I ached for all of them, Cameron's comical manor and Nicola's polite humor. My own father gallant swaggering.

In my heart was also the vacant hole that held the love for the sea, which had also left me.

I was truly alone.

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CALLING ALL FAITHFUL READERS!

PLEASE NOTE: there will be a sequel, so keep looking for it. Maybe a prequel? Naw a sequel.

AND PLEASE REVIEW WITH IDEAS FOR THE SEQUEL. I HAVE NOWHERE TO GO!