Playa Del Carmen, August 12

-Tow years-I whisper.

The dawn gives one romantic light to the tropical beach at the south east of New Spain, where I have already spent two years of my life. Two years away of my family, my friends, Versailles, away of everything. I woke up on the morning thinking about that, and I can get that off my mind. Strange, after all the time without missing, now I cant stop to think about that. I remember the fight that leads me to run No, Im not going to think about that anymore, I promise it to myself.

Right now Im looking the treasures Ive got the last night. I use to change all money for gold, and later hide it on that abandoned building of the beach. Some people can say that is an unnecessary danger when I can go to one bank. After all, unlike my comrades, I had one respected name. But I never felt that as one option. First, I dont trust on the banks, especially considering the situation on Northern America, and second, I dont want to use on this business my name for any reason because I dont wantany of the peoplewho were close to mesuffering any risk just for my mistakes. I would never forgive that to myself.

Suddenly, I hear sounds from thedownstairs.

I took my sword out and point down, as I contained my breath, waiting. More sounds, but now I could identify them with steps. I look at the sack; none was going to stole it, well, not again and not from me. Slowly, I began to cross down the building, carefully not making a sound and took the other on surprise. I just need one hit on the sword to finish him. I saw a shadow, and I was going to attack, but I stopped my hand on the middle of the air when I saw that it was just another of my comrades.

-Claus, what are you doing in here? I almost kill you.-

-Calm down, sexy.

-Effront!-I shout bothered. Why he always has to speak with me like that?.

-Lets go back to the port.-He say smiling, and I had to follow him. Usually, I rather to go alone to Playa del Carmen, but this time the complete crew was on New Spain to sell some goods on a local market, and the half of the boats went burned or broken on the last fight. For my bad luck I had to stand company for now. Besides, I had to admit that Claus helped me when I was starting.

When we finally get to the port of one of our islands, the complete crew began to disperse. Claus and I went to the tavern. It was full of rats, but definitely is the best place to relax on that island. He told me that some of the guys are planning to travel to Europe, and he asks me to join, but I reject. I didnt feel ready to return to France yet.

They all know that Im french, even when I avoid to talk like that, and maybe because of that they dont know exactly from where I came from or who I really am. But even with that, they can see that Im not completely normal. It started when they saw me drinking for the first time with my little finger raised, or the time when they found out that I knew how to play one harpsichord. And the fact of me using one mask didnt help. I had to stand a lot of jokes and laughs for things like that. The crew even calls me La dore as a joke. At the end, even I had to laugh.

-By the way, there is a letter from you-Claus told me.

Thanks to god, I gave one fake direction to my family. They send the letter to one Academy of New Spain but later the letter is sent on that tavern of the port.

It was from the Chateau of Tancarville. I smiled and take it, but before of opening it, I had one strong feeling, and somehow I was convinced what this letter was having bad news. Why I was feeling like that? I open it with my hands shaking. The letter was of tow pages. The first one was written by my aunt the Comtesse de Chiverny.

Marie-Elisabeth

The first lines were just about how the family was going, starting from his son Jean. He was a little brother for me, and I always appreciate to read of my cousin first. On the last lines, however, there was a notice that I never believed I would read one day.

I've been implicated in a scandal. Someone threw pamphlets about du Barry. Because of that, she banishes me from the court. I am trying to plead to the King for forgiveness, and my father is within the King's service. It is true I am part of the party that wants to rid du Barry. But I don't want to do it so...publicly and without tact

-Oh, dear aunt-I whisper. Sometimes, when I saw things on perspective, Versailles seems more dangerous than any sea. You can even drown more easily.

Here we can get killed. There you can lose everything you had and wish death.

I sigh before keep reading. My eyes wide open when I read the next page, written by one of my political relatives, Marie-Charlotte de Tancarville

My cousin, your aunt, might have the pox. She was with Madame Royale last Friday praying for the king, and the doctor said whoever has been in contact with Madame Royal in the last 14 days they will or might have it. As soon as I told her what the doctor said she went into a state of panic and said she might have the pox and she rushed to our estate and locked herself in her apartments. She wants anyone to see her just now. She is too scared. As soon as the doctor arrives at Versailles to check up on the dauphine we will get him to examine the Comtesse

The blood went away of my face. I had to leave the letter on the table and look at the window. I could see the port and the immense ship, and images of my family began to appear on my mind.

-Calm down is nothing official just a suspect calm down

What if she had the pox?

-Calm down

What if she is starting to feeling ill right now?

I close my eyes.

-Again-I whisper.

I immediately run downstairs.

-Claus, where are you? Im going with you!