Chapter 17
The morning arrived in a hurry, and soon everyone was ready to set off towards the huge orange island in the middle of the ever warming sea now surrounding them. Jess was feeling slightly ill again, and her skin was looking pale. In fact, everyone's skin was looking paler than usual. Some of the fairies had noticed as well, and had fled in fear.
However, they were set to leave soon. The fairies had graciously built a boat big enough to fit all four of the teens, and gave were preparing to set sail. So, Lucy, Jess, Sean and Rose thanked Queen Zela for letting them camp on their sandy island, and then boarded the wooden boat.
Many hours passed and the water that they sailed on started to steam. Jess had fallen asleep, or passed out from the heat radiating off the water. And when she awoke, everyone else was fast asleep. Fog surrounded them, clouding Jess's vision. She squinted into the fog, hoping to see any form of land. Instead, the blue water shone even more bright against the sun. But it wasn't the sun that was causing the heat to build, and the water to steam so much that the air filled with water particles.
It was the water itself. Which was strange compared to the icy world she was used to.
And despite the hot air and water, her skin was icy cold to the touch, as if it was starting to harden and freeze. How long had they been in Evel?
At least two months, that much Jess was sure. She wondered what it would be like getting home, and then her gaze went to Rose. She seemed to be shaking violently, a couch suddenly waking her up.
"What's wrong?" Jess asked curiously as she noticed her icy skin was losing its sparkle. But Jess already knew. She had known that Princess Ferra was Rose, from a later life. And she also knew Sean's plan to go through with jumping into the fir portal despite Rose's skin, hoping that she would still survive.
But Jess thought Sean's hope was being wasted.
"I-I think I'm sick. This weather," Rose looked around at the fog, "This weather is too hot."
Jess looked at her skin again and bit her lip. It looked like Rose was…melting.