"No way! Absolutely not! I can't do this! Impossible!" Ophelia was in a trance as she looked at the huge ship before her. The sailors loaded the supplies for the journey while she was close to crying. The strong and brave Lady Ellington had finally shown her weak and cute side.
"Sister, is this a new kind of punishment? I won't survive this," she begged with her teary eyes.
"What are you talking about? It's much easier to get to the south by ship, it will be done before you know it…" Violet tried to comfort her but stayed firm with the decided way of transportation.
"It's not the question about the time…!" Ophelia protested. She will have to spend a week onboard with the man she didn't like, with not much space to run off to. And most importantly, she had legs to walk on land, not swimming in the sea like a fish!
