Karen tried to think about Sean, but no matter how hard she tried the ghost would not appear and she understood with a thankful calmness that it had gone forever.
‘It’s not going to be easy.’ Nick said. ‘Life at sea can be very challenging, and we’ll be heading into things that will test our fortitude.’
‘We’ll be one big family and we can help people, that’s all that matters now.’ Karen said. ‘It’ll be nothing after what we’ve just come through.’ Looking out to sea she smiled wistfully as the Platypus’s engines pulsated beneath her feet and they glided gracefully north over the gentle green swell.
The End