Lily didn't know how to answer this question. She was now a human being and could go home, but she didn't dare to ask for confirmation herself.
Lily felt that if she spoke out a specific time, her time in this plane would begin to count down.
"Don't worry about it. Nothing is set in stone. Charles's meaning is very clear. He wants you to return to your world. It's useless for you to wait any longer."
Feeling that she had said enough, Linda stood up and walked towards the door.
Looking at Lily who seemed very conflicted, Grace began to say, "Don't be in a hurry, think about it slowly, no one is urging you to make a choice."
As a good friend, Lily had already told her everything.
"I know what Mr. Charles means. He wants me to go back, but has he forgotten our agreement? We agreed that when I become a human, I will..."
"In the end, he just left." There was a hint of complaint in Lily's voice. She felt like she was abandoned.
With the comfort of her good friend Grace, Lily's mood gradually improved. When they came to their senses, it was already late at night.
After taking a nice bath in the bathtub, the two went to bed. Lily, holding the black cat, looked at Grace, who was lying on her right side and reading a book. "Do you think Mr. Charles really likes me?"
"I think so. Apart from his daughter, you are the person closest to him." As Grace gently shook her scarred right hand, the book floating in the air began to turn pages.
"I think so too. We kissed each other back then." Lily said and slowly closed her eyes.
Grace looked at her lovely face and raised her hand slightly, and the crystal chandelier above her head gradually dimmed. "Night, Lily."
"Goodnight, Grace."
After a while, the only sound left in the bedroom was the sound of even breathing. When the owner fell asleep, the black cat in Lily's arms crawled out from the fragrant quilt and jumped nimbly to the window next to it.
Lily mumbled a few words in her sleep, then put her arms around Grace's arm.
When it was midnight, the extremely quiet environment was instantly broken. The bedroom door was pushed open suddenly, and Grace, who was sleeping, woke up instantly. As she chanted a spell, a fireball the size of a washbasin formed in the air and was thrown towards the door.
"Hey! What are you doing? It's me!" The light was turned on, and Dipper, whose body was turned into mist, appeared on the spot.
"Is there something wrong? It's so late, why don't we talk about it tomorrow." Grace gently pulled the quilt over both of them.
"I'm not looking for you! I'm looking for Lily." Dipper rushed over and asked Lily, who was awakened and had blurry eyes: "Lily, do you often meet the captain's daughter? Do you know where she is now?"
"Ah? Twinkle? She used to live in the Crown of the World. I don't know if she's still there. I used her portrait to try to contact her before, but she ignored me."
"Crown of the World, Crown of the World" Dipper muttered the name of the place to himself and rushed outside.
As soon as he left, Lily, who was in a daze, lay down on the pillow and fell into a deep sleep.
The next morning, while Lily was eating breakfast, Grace, who looked surprised, talked about what happened last night. "Really? Dipper came to see me? Why don't I have any impression of that?"
"You must have thought you were dreaming. I was also startled at the time. I suddenly rushed in without even knocking on the door."
Lily bit the spoon thoughtfully, "Tell me, is it possible that what Dipper said is true? Mr. Charles really didn't go back?"
"I don't know about that. You were the only one there at the time." Grace scooped up the dried bananas soaked in milk from the bowl with a spoon and stuffed them into her mouth.
Lily put the spoon in her mouth down and then gently supported her chin with her wrist.
"Why has Winky ignored me recently? Is what Dipper said true? Is Mr. Charles still in Earthsea? But he clearly made a wish."
"I'm not going to eat yet. I'm going to go to the dock and take a look." Lily ran to the door next to her. As her body emitted a faint glow, her petite body began to float in the air and flew towards the dock.
When she arrived at the dock, she was surprised to find some dock workers delivering some daily necessities onto the ship, while Dipper next to them was lecturing in front of a group of people.
"Dipper, where are you going?" Lily dropped from the sky.
"Of course I'm going to the World's Crown to find the Captain's daughter! If the Captain is really on the surface, she must know!" Dipper was full of energy at this moment. He was completely different from the anxious him yesterday.
"This is the crew I found. What do you think? Not bad, they are all good. The first mate, second mate, chief engineer, and sailors are all here!"
Lily looked at the refined crew members in front of her and thought for a while. Her expression gradually became firm. "Then I'll go too. I also want to ask Shanshan why she ignored me. Besides, she must know a lot about Charles."
She knew the possibility of what Dipper said was very low, but she thought of giving it a try, just in case it was true.
Lily also didn't realize that she was finding a new excuse to stay in this plane. She was nostalgic for this place.
Dipper was a little surprised that Lily had joined, but he certainly welcomed it. "Great! Now we have all the gunners. Bring more of your rats with you. They'll be useful if anything happens at sea."
"Captain, it's probably not a good idea to have women on board," the experienced first mate advised.
"Haha, she's not a woman, don't worry. With her around, we'll be safe along the way."
The sound of "thump thump thump" footsteps came from behind. Everyone turned their heads at the same time and saw the current acting governor walking towards them with a large group of people.
"What? You're not going, and you're planning to stop me from going out to sea?" Dipper raised his chin and shouted at the bandage.
Bandage looked at the people that Dipper had brought over temporarily, "They are not good. They don't know where they came from. Hope Island... There are people in the navy."
As soon as he finished speaking, the sound of neat boots hitting the floor was heard, and a dozen people stood out from the crowd and saluted Dipper.
Judging from their appearance, it was obvious that they were elite troops replaced from the Hope Island Navy warships, and they were more than capable of cooperating with Dipper to control the Narwhal.
Dipper was stunned for a few seconds, then a look of joy appeared on his face. He punched Bandage's shoulder hard. "Bandage! I knew you would definitely help me!"
The bandaged man swayed for a moment before standing still again. "The captain said he would kill me with his own hands. Maybe you can look for him."
"Don't worry! Leave it to me, let's go!" Dipper led the others towards the deck of the Narwhal.
"Woooo ...
As the capstan was turned laboriously by the sailors, the anchor in the water was slowly lifted up, and as the ropes binding the dock were untied by Bandage himself, the Narwhal once again left the shore.
Dipper looked at the pier getting smaller in the distance and took a deep breath. "Narwhal! Set sail!"
(End of this chapter)