incantations and calamity

fire (12)

im going after her said grace. she ran downstairs and chased after aspen. just before aspen left she turned around. i love you said aspen. maybe one day we can love eatch other. aspen left. grace was shocked. she didnt chase after aspen. she just accepted it. she went back upstairs. she told them what happened. well whats done is done said kade. well grace i hope you know how to fix machinery said dan. well ive got a wand said grace. then welcome said dan. the coming days were strangly normal. with graces wand they managed to keep working towards there goal of paying there way out. one cold night they sat up chatting in there loft. you dont often see that colour of sky said hilda looking out the window. the sky was orangy and warm looking. yeah especially not this late said grace. can you see flames out there shouted kade. where replied hilda frantically. they saw flames shoot up from behind a building. thats fiend fire said dan. whats feild fire asked grace. fiend fire is an extremely dangerous form of fire explained dan. before he finished his sentence another pillar of flame appeared. we need to get out screamed grace. we are stuck in a giant prison the point is we cant escape said hilda. the keep shouted grace. they grabbed there thins and ran downstairs. they ran into the street and through the blazing alleys and towards the harbour. the harbour was behind thick steel gates. grace shot the gates and they flew off and into the water. we need a ship shouted grace. they saw an old paddle steamer sitting in the water. steam was rising from its funnels and the paddle wheel looked ready to go. they ran aboard and grace killed the disciples aboard. slaves came running aboard. everyone below deck ordered dan. grace and dan stayed above deck. how do we make it go asked grace. push that lever back and il take the wheel ordered dan. grace did as he said and they slid out of the port before heading forward through the river to the ocean. where should we go asked grace. ive heard of a place for escaped slaves said dan. hilda ran up. theres a woman down here whos ill said hilda. you stay up here il go down and help her said grace. she went down into the cargo hold where people where staying. she saw the woman vomitting all over the floor. grace tried to help her but the lady kept being sick. you two said grace pointing at 2 muscly men. carry her up to top deck asked grace. the men carried her up. hilda walked over. shes in a right state muttered hilda. what are you gonna do with her. we cant keep her on board if shes only gonna vommit up her stomach all over the other people said grace. we cant throw her overboard replied hilda. shes gonna die anyway murmered grace. hilda knodded and walked inside. you heard me muttered grace. the men threw the woman over the side of the ship. before she was even past the ship she was caught in the paddlewheel. grace saw her body be mangled by the spinning paddles. blood shot out paddles and grace felt sick. she broke down in tears. after years of seeing death and seeing the war ravaged wizarding world she had lost her humanity. after she stopped crying she went inside the captains cabin. she saw dan looking over some maps. ive got good news said dan cheerily. grace shrugged her shoulders. well ive found a colony of escaped slaves said dan. thats actualy good news responded grace. there only about an hour of sailing away said dan. well set a course and il tell the refugees. for the first time in a long time grace had a clear plan. grace told the refugees and they erupted in cheers.