What a rush, Charlie thought to himself as he quietly made his way through town. His crewmember was struggling a bit to keep up with him. He moved at a brisk pace, not because he was worried about being followed, he made sure to vanish from the scene quickly, but because he figured now was as good a time as any to get back to his crew and his ship. Surely everything would be in order by now and they could plan their next course… Perhaps add a new member to their crew while they were at it.<br/><br/>He couldn’t help but smile at the thought. That woman, whoever she was, would not leave his mind. It wasn’t every day such beauty was seen! Now, Charlie has never considered himself to be much of a flirt (except he is), but when he saw an attractive woman he couldn’t help but want to get to know her better. In all his travels, he has met so many different women, some of them… colorful for sure, and even spent a few nights with some of them. This, of course, has had a tendency to get him into trouble in the past.<br/><br/>Eric was the first person he spotted as soon as he reached the docks. The sight of his old friend caused him to regain some of his composure, in the sense that he was prepared for news that something might be wrong. He looked worried, especially when he saw the smile the Captain wore on his face.<br/><br/>“Eric! Is everything alright?” Charlie spoke up first before Eric could ask questions, with an expression of seriousness, as if his previous thought had not been on his mind at all.<br/><br/>“Everything is fine, yes… I’m just here to keep you out of trouble,” Eric said with a smirk. He looked Charlie over, letting out a sigh, “I hope I’m not too late?”<br/><br/>Charlie laughed and waved his hand absently, “No, not at all. I’m just enjoying a stroll through town.” He decided to leave out the confrontation he had, knowing full well that the few people who knew about it, the easier the rest of their time would be here in town. Besides, he had a feeling he already knew. Eric had a way of reading him, they have known each other for quite some time after all. “Anyway, I trust you and the others have managed to finish making preparations?” He said quickly, to change the subject.<br/><br/>Eric, Charlie, and a few other members of the crew that gathered, when they saw their Captain had returned, walked with each other back to the ship, while Eric filled Charlie in on everything that happened. Briefly, Charlie could have sworn he had seen the woman from earlier heading toward the church that was nearby. He quickly brushed it off as his imagination, something like wishful thinking. There were other things to worry about at this time. Especially when Eric mentioned something about a full moon, and expressing concerns about wanting to leave before nightfall.<br/><br/>“The Seer told you about the full moon, did he?” Charlie said, somewhat annoyed. “I told him to keep that between us…”<br/><br/>“You told… Wait, how long did you know about it?”<br/><br/>“A few days.”<br/><br/>“Is that so?” Eric seemed exasperated, “Well that explains why you’ve been so energetic lately…”<br/><br/>“That might be one reason,” Charlie stopped walking and faced his crew, “That event that’s happening in town. You know about it, right? Apparently it’s some kind of wedding.” He looked around the docks with a devious look on his eyes. There were more ships here now then there were this morning; this wedding must be a huge deal if so many people were attending. It was hardly surprising since that Edward fellow seemed to walk around like he was somebody important. What if he was rich, and invited all of his rich friends?<br/><br/>“Eric and the rest of you have done a good job with preparations,” He continued. “I know some of you want to leave tonight but, with such a big event going on, how could we ignore the opportunity for a little fun?” There were some cheers amongst the small crowd. Charlie grinned, “Nightfall is in a few hours, men. Be ready, we’re going to crash this wedding. Naturally.”<br/><br/>But as soon as dusk fell, Charlie was below deck with the Seer, in a small room reinforced with silver bars.<br/><br/>“I can already feel the moon’s energy,” the Seer said.<br/><br/>Charlie nodded, “I’ve felt it most of the day…”<br/><br/>“How are you feeling?”<br/><br/>“Fine… I’m fine. I told them we would be crashing that wedding today.”<br/><br/>“What?”<br/><br/>“I needed to give them something to do,” Charlie grinned. Only the Seer, Eric, and a few others who have been with him since he first gathered his own crew and set out to sea in search of adventure knew why he could not be seen. Especially on a night like this, where the moon’s influence was strong. “Anyway, just get it over with. If anybody asks, I’m asleep.”<br/><br/>The Seer nodded, and locked the metal door behind him.