i blinked , trying to make sense of what had happened in the span of ten minutes . come to the black pearl tonight . the brothers spent the afternoon bringing the cattle in and branding them . enough of the past for one day . there 's relief in his voice , something else i ca n't recognize . `` i want you to be sure , too . '' no one else seemed to know why his mood had suddenly changed , either , and i worried the boys did n't know him as well as they thought . 