The crewman gave a cautious nod and settled back into the crowd. Nobody else raised any concerns.

Hook nodded. "If anyone has further grievances, come see me. I promise I won't hit anyone for that." He was quiet for a moment. "And I apologize for my previous behavior." While he didn't like apologizing, it was kind of really necessary this time.

"We're just glad you're back to normal, Captain," one of the crew said.

Elsewhere, Rachel was just getting back to the castle. Her mood was much improved from when she'd left earlier.

"Hey!" Tina called from upstairs when she heard the front door open. She was busy trying to coax a vine to grow up the side of the castle, because it had the most beautiful little star-shaped flowers (that were actually good for magical uses too) and it was fun. "How was the market?"

"It was fine," Rachel replied, going over to Tina. She set down a small packet of interesting seeds she had found at the market. "I ran into Killian."

"Oh?" Tina looked at her. "How did that go?" She didn't look like she was about to cry, so that was something.

Rachel grinned.

"He's himself again," she said. "Back to normal."

"Very good." Tina grinned. "That's a relief. So you two talked everything out?"

"I convinced him to let me take a look at the curse," Rachel said. "And he let me kiss him to try to break it. It worked." She smiled. "He's back to normal. And he invited me back to the ship again."

"That great! For you two, I mean." Tina grinned and hugged her. "I'm glad things worked out. I knew they would."

Rachel returned the hug.

"I'm glad, too," she said. "I missed him." She grinned. "And I'm sure you and Gold will be glad to have the castle to yourselves again."

Tina snorted. "I don't care either way, but yeah, he'll be glad." She shook her head a bit.

"Well, he'll be pleased then, because I just came back to get my things," Rachel said. "I'm heading back to the Jolly Rodger as soon as I can."

"Need any help packing? Or carrying stuff?" Tina raised an eyebrow at her.

"I think I've got it," Rachel said. "But thanks for the offer." She grinned a bit. "I'll be out of your hair by tonight."

"Long as you don't get lost on that ship and stay there all the time," Tina said with a bit of a grin. "You still need to come visit."

"I will, I promise," Rachel said. "I'm not sure how often it'll be, but I'll visit."

"Good. Long as you come by once in a while so I know you're fine." Tina smiled.

"I will." Rachel grinned. "Now I need to go get my things." She gave Tina one more hug, and then went inside to pack. It didn't take her long, and she was on her way back to the Jolly Rodger before dark even started to fall.

Hook was going over the logs of the past few weeks and making some notes about where they could go next. Because now he had a crew, he couldn't just stay in port all the time. Not that he really wanted to. Sailing was far more fun.

Rachel got to the ship and paused, just looking at it for a moment. Then she stepped aboard and looked around for Killian.

One of the crewmen looked at her and nodded to the captain's quarters. He figured Hook would want to see her.

Rachel nodded in thanks and headed for the captain's quarters. Setting her things down outside the door, she knocked softly.

"Killian?" she called quietly.

Hook looked over at her and grinned, getting to his feet. "I wasn't expecting you back so quickly, love," he said, pulling her over.

"I didn't want to waste time," Rachel replied, snuggling into his arms. "I know you, you'll want to set sail as soon as possible. I didn't want to make you wait." She leaned up and gave him a kiss. "And I didn't want to wait to see you again."