The next evening Grace talks with Amila in the Benbow's privet meeting room.
"Amila you are aware that through the past years of my life I have moved around working in simple small jobs" Grace begins as the two of them sit down at each end of the table.
Amila nodded politely.
"But as of serving as your navigator for the Legacy, there is a request I have that I would like you to keep in mind."
"And what would that request be, my dear?" Amila asks.
"I believe that I want to settle down slightly, and for the time being I want to work for you permanently."
At this Amila smiled "My dear I couldn't be happier with your request, you are one of the most wonderfully talented navigators I have ever seen and I am truly overjoyed that you have come to me, because it would give me the upmost pleasure to hire you."
At this Grace smiles, slightly stunned that Amila is so willing.
"There is just one question I would like to ask you" Amila continues "What will you do for work in the times between when you are not needed on a voyage?"
"Ah, I thought that I might work here at the Benbow."
An even warmer smile spreads across Amila's face. "And have you already discussed this with Sarah?"
"I only asked if I could work here in the times between and Sarah told me shed be delighted for me to work here if you accepted my request."
"Well now I have accepted and I would suggest that you ask Sarah too permanently give you room you have been renting."
"I suppose that would be a better idea, thank you" says Grace, who is now getting up from her chair ready to leave.
"Grace there is one other thing" says Amila as she too stands up "I in turn have a request for you" explains Amila, walking forward in stand in front of Grace at end of the table.
"Yes?" asks Grace curiously.
Amila sighs. "Usually I am I very polite and respectful woman but I'm afraid you are about to drive me to insanity."
Grace looks astonished and slightly confused over what she has done.
"Will you please simply tell Jim how you feel about him; I swear to god this is the most boring experience of my life just waiting for one of you to say something."
Grace back away slightly, surprised at what Amila had just told her but quickly recovered herself. "Are you sure he likes me Amila?"
"My dear girl, the love you have for each other is the most obvious thing in this entire galaxy. Yet you both still hold back when you have so much potential. I just felt it high time that I told one of you to make a move."
Grace gives a few seconds to take everything Amila has said in "But how am I supposed to tell Jim?" she finally asks.
Amila places her hand on Grace's shoulders "all I can tell you is that you will know." She smiles warmly "Now you go on then, I had better get home."
Grace lay awake that night trying to figure out what she could say to Jim. Should she even tell Jim? Was Amila right? Yeah, Jim seemed to like but was that just as friends? After hours of thinking about it Grace just decided to sleep on it and see how the next day turned out.