(Andrew)
?Andrew focused his spyglass on the distant ship on the horizon.? The one that was keeping its distance but also the one that had altered its course to match that of the Elusive.? He doubted that this was mere coincidence. Lowering the spyglass, he frowned in thought.? Much as he didn't want to, he would need to inform Evone' of their apparent shadow.
"Evone', my love," he said quietly, coming to where she was sitting on the forward deck on a pile of coiled rope, "there's something you need to see."? He handed the spyglass to her and pointed to a barely visible spot on the far horizon, a few points to the right of their course.? He waited until it seemed that she had the thing in sight.? "It appears to be shadowing us.? I wasn't sure at first, but whenever we make a course change, it matches it.? And it's been trying to keep out of sight.? We lose it now and then, but it always reappears if we keep looking for it."
"I'm going to try to lose them when the sun finally sets.? But I felt you should know."? He took the spyglass back and folded it up.? "I'll wager a guinea that it's your unlamented husband and his pirate partner."
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?- Evone' -
At the sound of her name, she looked up at Andrew with a smile on her face. He would be able to see the happiness and peace in her eyes. With him...on this ship she felt at home.
"My god, have I told you just how fucking handsome you are?" she said reaching for his cheek and then sitting forward to kiss his lips softly.? She listened intently to his words until he said? "Lucas," she said softly. "Lucas is out there? Following us? You mean he's found me again? " He would see it there...in her eyes...fear, terror. She remembered what happened the last time. How Lucas has...what Lucas did... she hadn't been herself with him. He had changed her...
Evone's swallowed, nodded then stood. "What do we do?"?
