Chapter 29

“My friends and I are here because we are trying to get to the portal that connects this world of water to the air world of Portalia. We are on a mission,” she said calmly. “Olozar did not send us here. We’re trying to get to his lair so that we can stop him. He’s trying to take over planet Earth by poisoning people with magical relatives and controlling them. He poisoned our families, and we were lured to Portalia through a portal. We arrived on Portalia Island three days ago. We passed through the land of the Fey, and then we met Cecrops.”

Julie realized that she had been staring down into her lap, so she took a moment to gather her thoughts and then looked up and around at the faces in the room. They were all staring at her, listening intently. This made Julie feel a little more confident because she could see that these people cared about what she had to say. They were absorbing her words, taking it all in. At the moment, she didn’t feel like s