Chapter 22

Journey to the Island of Pearls

Kai kept waking up every hour as it was so cold and she went to the fire to try to get warm and then Kilu joined her, It was still a couple of Isola hours away before dawn. They sat together looking at the stars. Kai had given up her cover to the children, to make sure they were kept warm, when she noticed her son was shivering with the cold. It was a long night and Kai could not wait till the mourning until they could get away from this bleak part of Isola. Kai wondered who ever came to live here would need to solve the weather conditions fast as she knew they could die with the cold. With the warmth of the fire, she began to feel sleepy and soon fell asleep. Kilu got the clothing material from the boat and put it over Kai to keep her warm and put more wood on the fire to keep it going. Then he went back to the hut to make sure the children were okay.

A few hours later Kai woke and wondered were she was at first and then she remembered. She smelt something cooking that made her feel hungry. She got up to find something to eat and then saw the old man Kamali and he handed her a bowl with some fish and crab and she looked surprise. Kamali explained he been fishing this morning and he was lucky to find a crab. Kamali had cooked it on the fire, and that is what Kai could small. The others did not seem to be eating and she asked why, and they told her they had eaten earlier and they had let her sleep, as she had been up half the night. After she eaten and got ready to continue the journey. Kon, Kilu and Buru got the boat ready and did some repairs that needed doing after some damage had happened during the bad weather. Kai got the children ready and Kamali gave them some food to take on their final journey.

Several hours later they said their good buys to Kamali and wished him good luck and he said something strange, ‘I will see you again soon,’ and he wished them good luck.


A journey end or is it?

The ocean was very calm and after they had sailed for several hours found the weather was getting warmer. It was not long before the crew found the sun was really getting unbearably warm and was looking for something to use as a fan. It’s so hot complained the children and so Kai found a large bowl and put some sea water in so the children could splash themselves with it too cool down. The heat was so stifling that they longed to dive into the ocean to cool off, but knew this part of the ocean was not safe as it was full of sharks. Kai said I think we were better where we was at least we could of cooled off.

After several more hours of the stifling heat began to cool a bit then they noticed strange and beautiful birds flying above them. They had the colour of rainbows on their feathers and they sang in a beautiful bird song in which they have never heard before. The children were festinated and asked what breeds of birds they were and Kilu said they could be parrots of a kind, but I never seen parrots that looked so beautiful and then he took a closer look and he noticed that they were not birds but little beautiful human females with rainbow wings. The female that was wearing a silver tiara in her hair alighted on the steering wheel and said in a sing song voice, ‘Welcome to The Island of Pearls, my name is Flower. We have waited for you for a long time. Our land is in danger and you are the only ones who can save us.’
Kai was shocked to here this news and asked, ‘What danger is threatening your land?’
Flower pointed out and Kai then saw a most beautiful island and wondered why they never noticed or seen it as it was very close.
Flower explained that the island was hidden and even if you sailed right at the shore would not see it until the fairy queen enlightened on the vassal. The fairies guided the boat to a safe place and escorted the crew on shore and the site that they saw before them was amazing and what stood in the distance was a castle in the colours of rainbows and Kai, Kon, Kilu, Buru and the children could not believe that there was any danger, but then thought who would put such a beautiful island in danger. And asked what it was.
‘We most not talk here! I will explained all, come this way and Flower took them to the castle and led them up some steps that led to the castle.

To be continued