But as Anderson Brigby Bright approached the school’s parking lot, he suddenly veered into the woods and down a small road not often taken. “Anderson Brigby Bright! Where are you going?” Jane called as she followed him. “We’ll be there soon,” he called back. A moment later he veered off the road not often taken and onto a trail nobody bothered with. “I’m getting tired.” She was still carrying her pirate gear from school, and it was quite heavy. “Quit complaining. We’re here,” Anderson Brigby Bright said. He’d stopped in a small clearing in the middle of the forest. “It’s the most secluded spot in all of Remarkable. I want to be sure we aren’t overheard.” “Why?” Jane said wearily as she dumped her pirate homework on the ground. “I need your advice, Jane,” he said despairingly. “My problem is that I had a brilliant idea.” “Okay,” Jane said, not understanding how this would be a problem. “I decided to woo Lucinda Wilhelmina Hinojosa with a song, since she likes music so much.
