Unfortunately for Will, Jack neither brings back news nor returns quickly. There's just nothing to report for another long stretch of time.
(A particularly painful stretch of time, for Elizabeth.)
The mother-to-be does get the piece of silver and clutches it in her palm so tightly that the ridges leave marks on her skin. It's her best connection to Will, in that moment. He recently held it in his own hand, so she is not letting go.
And then there is something wonderful to share. Something new to tell the Captain of the Flying Dutchman.
The loud wail of a newborn baby reaches the ears of anyone near the infirmary.
Will is a father.
Elizabeth is a mother.
She tries not to panic about that, and then promptly forgets it was ever a concern when their baby is placed in her arms for the first time.
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(A particularly painful stretch of time, for Elizabeth.)
The mother-to-be does get the piece of silver and clutches it in her palm so tightly that the ridges leave marks on her skin. It's her best connection to Will, in that moment. He recently held it in his own hand, so she is not letting go.
And then there is something wonderful to share. Something new to tell the Captain of the Flying Dutchman.
The loud wail of a newborn baby reaches the ears of anyone near the infirmary.
Will is a father.
Elizabeth is a mother.
She tries not to panic about that, and then promptly forgets it was ever a concern when their baby is placed in her arms for the first time.
Hello.