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"Our great-grandfathers box—one that requires both these keys to open it," Aurora said excitedly With that, she snatched up the sketch "Do you think this will help guide our way?"

"I do My guess is it will chart out the area we'll eventually be exploring—it's doubtless some kind of map"

"How clever! A sketch with a double purpose: first, to lead us to Jabox, now to depict the location of the treasures that the Fox and the Falcon restored for King George"

"And a those treasures, my beautiful, brilliant Aurora, is the one that will remedy the past and make way for the future—the black diamond"

"At last," Mr Scollard pronounced "Your great-grandfathers' names will be untarnished The clues they so carefully placed will be deciphered as they wished—by those lives and love will reunite fa coincidences will be ascribed—and rightfully so—to fate"

Mr Scollard rose, rubbing his palether "Low tide occurs late each afternoon Plan to arrive at Merlin Rock just before sunset Tonight, ride only as far as Polperro Toe that will end your journey In the interiift, as is the strength and perseverance that ensured it triumphed over all the obstacles and all the evil that threatened it" With that, he walked over to the sideboard, flourishing a pot and three cups that had definitely not been there an instant earlier "But first, solorious of futures" Mr Scollard poured, handing the first cup to Aurora "Drink a great of deal of this between now and the co trip," he instructed "It will ease the seasickness you'll experience on your way home"

"Seasickness?" Aurora took up her cup, frowning "I never i the open waters"

"You won't and you will"

"Then I don't understand"

"You'll only feel unsettled this once—and only on the last lap of your journey hoood reason for your short bout of sickness"

"A storm?" Aurora questioned

Mr Scollard concentrated on pouring the other two cups of tea "A pending storm," he a with it an overwhel amount of excitement, adventure, and passion"

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Julian's oars sliced through Mount's Bay, low tide having rendered the waters relatively smooth Still, the small boat rocked froator, but to the ier