Chapter 12
Jess lay motionless on the snowy ground, limbs sprawled. Sean kneeled next to her keeping back tears. "Nothing to cure her is in here!" Ferra said with frustration.
"Keep looking!" Sean called desperately. Jess's heart had stopped and Ferra was frantically searching for some kind of potion to help her. Lucy was investigating the map, and Trevor stood to the side with his mouth clamped tight.
"We need to keep moving. Someone can carry her, we don't have time," Lucy proclaimed, not nearly as worried as everyone else.
Sean looked up and glared at her, "You just want her to die."
"NO. If we go through to the other world, it would be like we were never here! Everything will be normal!" Lucy cupped Sean's chin in her hand and stared into his eyes, "Jess will love whether I have to die saving her." She whispered. Once she got up, Sean was gaping at her. The thought struck him that maybe Lucy liked him, too. Ferra grabbed up her pack. Trevor carefully lifted Jess and started to follow Lucy. Sean tagged long, keeping one hand on Jess's forehead. She was cold. Like she was dead, or, the hold of Evel was grasping at her. The groups slowly entered a shaded cave for the evening.
They had watched the five humans enter the cave, and the time before when the girl had fallen ill. Sandra, the youngest one who was still naïve, wanted to fly over and help, but the others held on to her gossamer wings until she was calm again.
"You know the law. Never associate with humans," hissed one in Sandra's ear. The one who had spoken so sharply about the law was Cynthia, the oldest and therefore the wisest member. Small, delicate features which offset her beautiful wings seemed strange for her; she was no bigger than a book mark. Sandra was the same way, but she had long blonde hair that bounced at the ends. She always had good intentions, but the execution never quite met them. The last member in that group of explorers was a middle aged woman named Camealle. She was nothing spectacular to look at, but her wings shone like moon light in the dark. It was she who stated, "Come. We must inform the others of this news." The two others nodded and the three tiny bodies flew off to warn the rest of their people of this extremely interesting news.