The Nomad set sail the next morning. When Doubar inqurired why Bryn would not be joining them Sinbad said only that things had changed.
Sinbad spent many long hours watching the sea, he missed Bryn.
"Sinbad" Doubar called from the dock. "I have news." Doubar came rushing up to Sinbad so fast he almost knocked him overboard.
"What is the news brother?" Sinbad asked. "I was in the market with Rongar when we saw a woman with this." He hanned Sinbad a necklase. Sinbad knew at once it was Maeves.
"Where did the woman get this?" Sinbad asked with hope in his voice. "She said that a young woman in Gater had given it to her with a bad of gold and sent her to find the great Sinbad."
Sinbad gripped the necklase. "Round the crew were setting sail."
The Nomad arrived in Gater two days later. It didn't take long for Sinbad to find out that the young spitfire Maeve lived just outside the Village.
After a short walk Sinbad and his crew came apon a small house.
Sinbad knocked on the door. An older woman answered the door. "How can I help you gentelmen?"
"My name is Sinbad and I looking for..." "It's you." The woman cut him off. "Fetch Maeve." She screamed into the house.
"She does nothing but talk of you. When she woke up all she would say is 'where is Sinbad?'"
The words were barely out of the womans mouth when a crashing came form inside the house. The woman ran back into the house. "Out! Out! You terrible little animal." A puppy came running out of the house.
"It followed Maeve home from the market yesterday. She liked it so much she kept her."
"Speaking of Maeve. Where is she?" Sinbad said startin to get frusterated.
"I sent my husband to find her, but that girl is always off doing something."
Sinbad looked arownd. "Do you have a lake arownd here?" "Yes, Just over the ridge. Why?" The woman asked "I'll be back" Sinbad said running down the path.
Sinbad had been right. As the lake came into view he saw Maeve Sitting on a rock daggling her feet into the water as she read a book.
Sinbad was overtaken by emotion it had been so long since he had seen her did she still love him? Did she hate him for not saving her form the water?
He slowly made his way towards her. When he was about 3 feet away he stopped. He was suprized she had not senced his presence.
"Maeve," he wispered just loud enough for her to hear.
Maeve slowly turned arownd. She could not belive what she was seeing. Had he come or was her mind playing tricks?
"Sinbad" was all she managed to say.