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Chapter 20 All I could do was hold on. It was absolutely terrifying. I could feel the hull of the ship skipping over the waves of the river. Then we reached the lake, and the skipping started to feel a lot more like one of those jets that simulates free fall by going straight up and down. You know the one I mean? The Vomit Comet. I gripped the stool beneath me, but then I remembered that wasn't exactly attached to the ship. It was just sitting on the deck like I was sitting by a campfire, not bolted down in any way. I forced myself to take a deep breath and keep the panic at bay. But I only needed to get a little calmer before I could feel the protective magic from those shields all around us. They surrounded all of us in a golden light, and I knew nothing was going to hurt us while we