Lucian slipped away from his parents estate, and made his way down to where the sands met the sea just so he could explore what washed up along the coast. It wasn’t every day he found something amazing, but every now and then he’d find a bit of glass or a part of a shipwreck to show his uncle. 

He should have been in his studies, but there was just so much more to do! He wanted to be an explorer and sail the sea until he found the end just so he could back and start all over again. However, his mother had bigger plans for him and it seemed that no matter what he did it was never enough. 

Today the sun slipped in and out from behind the clouds, but it was mostly overcast and that only acted as a further reason to dampen his mood. He imagined it would rain, and as there were dark clouds in the distance he wondered if they brought his father home with them. 

He was going to be in so much trouble, but as he touched the fabric of his shirt he felt the bit of paper beneath it and wondered if he would ever figure out what the map meant.