Natalie sat in her quarters, shoulders hunched and elbows on the desk before her. She had her fingertips pressed together and her eyes followed the movements of her Lieutenant over them.<br/><br/>"I do wish you would sit down. You're going to wear a hole in the carpet at the rate you're going." Natalie said to him, no bite in her words. James looked up from said carpet.<br/><br/>"Sorry captain, just nervous is all." He gave her a sheepish smile.<br/><br/>"Lieutenant Harlow, if I didn't know better I would think this was your first time aboard." Natalie laughed before standing. She moved to the back of the room where a map was stretched across the wall, her arms crossed behind her back.<br/><br/>"We've made good headway. It should only be another day or two before we spot them, provided the information we were given was correct." Her fleet had been tracking a group of pirates west for several days now. It had been months since the attack on several port towns had happened and Captain Nat wanted to see an end to it.<br/><br/>James moved to stand next to his captain.<br/><br/>"I don't see why it wouldn't be, man had nothing to gain from lying to us." He too looked over the map. Countless lines and x's marked it up, trailing bands of pirates, and locations to investigate. A few had proven successful and the Queen's Navy had benefited greatly from the spoils found, as well as the blow to the pirate population.<br/><br/>Silence settled over the pair. James scuffed his boots on the floor, wondering what was going through Natalie's head.<br/><br/>"I hope you're right." She finally said, not looking at him. "We can't afford another loss like the last one." With that, Captain Nat turned on the heel of her boot and exited the Captain's Quarters.<br/><br/>"As do I." James said quietly to himself, watching where his captain had disappeared.