After the loss of her entire family, Grace was alone and living in France with her mother’s family, but she was restless, unable to deal with the fact that her entire family was dead because of her decision, and to live as if nothing happened was too much for her to bare. She felt she owed it to her sister and herself to live her life and try to find the love her sister found. Grace knew it was the best way to honor her sister.

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Grace, at her first chance, convinced her lady’s maid to accompany her to Italy, where she would go to the pope and ask for forgiveness, and where she will begin her adventure. Grace convinced Mary to get her some male clothes that would fit her and Mary, then took all the coins she could carry and sewed them into the crotch of her pants, so tight so they would not rattle, but enough to give the illusion she was a man. She put only enough coins in a pouch that would purchase fare for her and Mary to Italy, along with food and lodging.

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Once Grace and Mary were in Rome, Italy, they went to the market where Grace purchased a silk gown for herself and a simple dress for Mary as her lady’s maid, then they found the best Inn that was next to the Vatican and purchased a room with two beds. After, Grace sent word to the Vatican and requested an audience with the pope, and when granted, she made her confession, and after she received forgiveness, Grace started back to the Inn, but on the way, she bumped into a man – a sailor that would change her life forever.