Lyn walked over to Mark as he stared out into the ocean with his apprentice.

'Brother, I will avenge your death' thought Mark.

"Master, why must I change my title?" asked Garrett.

"Because I have changed mine, I expect my apprentice to do the same. We are no longer the swordsman of destruction and the swordsman of death. I am the swordsman of Justice; your new title will come to you in time my apprentice. But for now we'll call you..."

"How about the Silver Fang?" said Lyn.

"I like it. It reminds me of home" smiled Garrett.

"Then that is your new title" said Mark.

"Thank you master..." says Garrett, then he notices Lyn. "Excuse me Master I have some sparring to do with Guy"

Lyn sat down next to Mark and gently placed her arm around him pulling him closer to him. He made no complaints as he gently rested his head against her shoulder.

"Are you really sure we should go thru with this, I don't want Zero to find out about this so maybe we should hold this off for a while" says Mark.

"Yes I want to go thru with this. No matter what Mark" says Lyn.

"Well when shall we tell Eliwood and Hector" asked Mark.

"After we find his father and he returns home" said Lyn.

"Sounds good to me" says Mark, before kissing his fiancée.

On the bow of the ship Eliwood stared out across the ocean. He sighed they were close to his father. Even with all the evidence planted against him right now. Eliwood knew in his heart that his father was not a conspirator. For now all he could do was pray that his father was alright.

"Ahoy, laddie! You don't get seasick, do you?" Captain Fargus shouted out to Eliwood.

Eliwood so lost in his thoughts jumped in surprise though he turned around smiled politely at the elderly captain. "I'm fine, sir." He glanced around the ship. "This is a beautiful ship."

Captain Fargus burst into laughter." For a sea rover, eh?"

Eliwood chuckled and shook his head looking back out across the sea. "May I ask you a question?"

Fargus tilted his head. "What is it?"

Eliwood glanced back at Fargus. "Why did you agree to give us passage? When we said that we wished to travel to valor, the people at the harbor treated us as though we were mad."

Fargus smirked slightly and walked to the edge of the bow glancing out across the sea. "I'm sure they did. It is the Dread Isle, after all. If not for good reason, we wouldn't want to go either."

Eliwood raised his eyebrow. "Yet... you've given free passage. Why is that?"

Fargus turned to look back at Eliwood. "Listen to me, laddie. Men are strange beasts. We can't resist a challenge. Something appears on the horizon, and we immediately set sail. Some dreams we conquer others we abandon." He stared out across the sea again stroking his straggly beard. "I've grown old. I haven't had a good challenge in many a year." He chuckled and cracked his neck. "Then you mooncalves appear seeking passage to the Dread Isle. I was impressed with your courage. I think you may be the ones to survive the Dread Isle."

Eliwood listened to the old captains words and nodded smiling slightly. "We won't disappoint you. We will return."

Fargus smiled and roughly clapped Eliwood on the back of the shoulder nearly sending the young prince tumbling over the edge. "All right. Then we'll weigh anchor and wait for you. Light a signal fire when you want to return, and we'll pick you up."

Eliwood nods his head in thanks to Captain Fargus.

One of the pirates glanced over the railing and quickly shouted over to the captain. "Captain! There's a dory adrift to port! It looks like there's someone aboard. What're your orders?"

Fargus and Eliwood turn around to face the pirate. "Bring 'em aboard." Fargus turns to face Eliwood and smiles somewhat. "Looks like we've got a visitor." He rubs his chin and walks over to where the pirates were gathering around. "Odd though, finding a boat adrift near here..."

Eliwood quickly followed after him. "Odd? Why is that?"

Fargus sighed and stopped. "The sea currents in this area... Anything drifting around here must've come from the Dread Isle."

Eliwood paused realization dawning on him. "Oh..."

Fargus smirks and continues forward. "Shall we greet our guest?"

After a moment Eliwood followed after him though took a slight detour to meet up with his group. Though of his assembled group only Hector, Lyn, and Mark where standing around. Hector smirked and walked over to his friend. "Eliwood! You done talking to old man Fargus?"

Eliwood paused and tilted his head to the left slightly. "You saw us?"

Hector shook his head. "No, I heard you'd gone off with him. You learn anything?"

Eliwood shrugs his shoulders and looks over at Fargus. "We can trust him. We got lucky finding him."

Lyn scoffs at this notion. Mark merely shoots her a look as best he can. Before approaching Eliwood. "Your judgment as always been sound Eliwood. If you say we can trust him I believe we can trust him... I only wish there was another way to travel."

Lyn walks over to the pair and jerks her thumb back at the pirates. "They've pulled the dory aboard."

Hector and Eliwood nod and head over to the dory. Mark groans and begins walking over before he found it easier to walk. He turned his head to see Lyn supporting him. She smiles at him and the two head over to the dory. "I wonder who's on board. It's..." She took a closer look and gasped. "It's a girl!?"

One of the pirates walks over to Lyn and leans over to whisper in her ear. "Ummmm would you give me a hand? I don't know..." he blushes fiercely and coughs into his hand. "where to grab her."

Lyn sighs and gives him an exasperated look. "Fine"

Hector chuckles as he seems to pace around behind them. "Such the gentlemen."

The pirate glares at him. "Stow it..." He muttered darkly and led Lyn to the unconscious girl.

Lyn gasped as she saw the girl. "Ninian!?" Lyn rushed over to her side and began to shake her roughly. "Ninian! Wake up!"

Eliwood walks over to her and kneels down beside her. A smile seemed to grace his face as he gently reached out to touch her. "Unbelievable... What are the chances?"

Hector and Mark appeared a moment later. Mark's face became unreadable as he saw Ninian almost... upset. "Do you know her?" Hector asked looking over at Eliwood.

Eliwood nods and pulls his hand back. "She's how Lyndis and I met a year back." His smile didn't fade though as he stared at her. "I rescued Ninian from a band of villains..." He stood up and turned around. "She's... still as beautiful as I remember..." he muttered under his breath. Hector cast him a sideways glance but said nothing.

Lyn shook Ninian again. "Please, Ninian! Open your eyes!"

Ninian began coughing and slowly opened her eyes.

Lyn took a deep breath and smiled. "Ninian, can you hear me?"

Ninian groaned and attempted to speak but couldn't say much. Eliwood looked down the concern evident on his face. "Is she okay?" He asked hastily.

Lyn said nothing in response but continued to look at Ninian. "Why were you on that boat?" She looks around and frowns. "Where is Nils? Why wasn't he with you?"

Ninian looked at Lyn and then gripped her head in pain. "Ah..."

Lyn and Eliwood both reacted with a start. "Lyndis, something's wrong with her." Eliwood stated.

Mark sighed and rubbed his temples. He walked past them and kneeled down besides Ninian. "Yes thank you for the obvious statement there Eliwood."

Ninian looked up at Eliwood and seemed to blush... she herself seemed quite confused by this fact. "Who... who..." Was all she could say.

The pirates where still gathering together. One of the pirates approached Fargus. "Pirate ships approaching from the northwest!"

Fargus clenched his fist and approached the railing. "Do they dare attack Captain Fargus and the Davros? They must be mad!"

The pirate looks out across the sea at the ship. "What flag are they flying? I've never seen that pattern before."

Fargus stomps his foot on the ground. "The seas belong to us! Whoever they are, they're in our waters!" Fargus turns around and glares at Eliwood and his group.

Fargus's ship is suddenly rocked nearly causing everyone to topple over. Several screams can be heard. From within the ship.

"Water! The hull's been breached! We're taking on water!"

Fargus grits his teeth and slams his fist against the railing. "Breached? Those scum are more dangerous then I'd thought!"

One of the pirates runs up to Fargus. "It's bad, Captain! We need all hands below decks, or we'll sink!"

Fargus sighs and nods his head. He headed made his way below deck. He looked over at Eliwood as he approached him. "Leave the enemy to us."

Hector laughed and hefted his axe onto his shoulder. "Fighting is something we're good at! But a sinking ship? Well that's your affair!"

Fargus nodded his head. "As soon as I'm down below. I'm coming up here to finish those scum off." With that he disappeared below deck.

Eliwood looked down at Ninian and then motioned for Lyn. "Lyn! Take her to that room!" He handed Ninian over to Lyn who nodded her head and ran off into the room with Ninian.

After a moment she reappeared and approached Eliwood. "Alright I've had Marcus and a few others keep an eye on her. She'll be safe. As long as the ship doesn't go down."

"Everyone get ready Wil, Rebecca, you two fire on the people trying to board the ship. Eliwood, Hector and Lyn with me. Oswin, Lowen, Kent, and Sain you guys head for the ship on the port side. Lucius lead the attack on the starboard side with everyone else" yelled Mark, as the two enemy pirate ships began to board the ship.

Lyn, Hector, Eliwood and Mark headed for the stern of the ship.

"Why are we at the stern of the ship?" asked Hector.

"Because of that" said Mark pointing to a third pirate ship coming around to the stern of the ship.

"Really Hector, you had to ask didn't you?" said Eliwood frowning.

"Here they come" said Mark, getting ready for a fight.

The ship lowered its planks and stormed the ship. Mark stabbed a mercenary thru the throat and spun around decapitating an axe man. Lyn was fighting three axe men at once and she was doing just fine. She slashed one and stabbed another. Eliwood on the other hand was becoming a killing machine. Eliwood looked enraged and was killing everyone that came near him. Hector was surprising the swordsman that was attacking him with his speed. The swordsman expected him to be slow, but instead he was fast as lightning.

It wasn't long before the enemy realized they couldn't win so they retreated.

"I'm… well I'm sorry for doubting you all. You already routed them out, hahaha" said Fargus.

"Yes captain, we did" said Mark looking off into the distance at some fog.

'Something's not right about this those were no ordinary pirates those were members of the black fang' thought Mark.

Meanwhile on board one of the ships in the fog

"He has gotten much better" said Zero.

"Master Zero, what should we do without the girl, Lord Nergal will be angry" said Ephidel.

"Don't worry my apprentice, they will bring the girl to Lord Nergal, understand. Now go and tell Harris to report to me immediately" said Zero.

"Yes my master" replied Ephidel.

Sometime later

"You wished to see me Lord Zero" said a young man with blue eyes and brown hair, carrying a lancereaver and an axe reaver with a bow slung over his shoulder.

"Yes Harris, I did call for you. I have a special mission for you. I need you to capture a girl named Lyndis; she also goes by the name of Lyn. Capture her and bring her to me, I want her alive, she will provide the perfect bait to lure Mark to my secret hideout and kill him" said Zero.

"It shall be done, Lord Zero" says Harris before he turns and walks out of the room.

'Mark, your life is about to be turned upside down' said Zero in his head.