Jehan
The sun is hot and merciless on my bare chest as I scrub the deck. Ghost of Bourdeaux – I doubt that Zelia had any idea how right she would be with the name when she decided on it. Because this ship is now nothing more than a ghostship. The entire crew are just existing. Everyone is affected by Zelia’s absence. There is no laughter, no joy, just long faces and worried expressions.
Our biggest fear has come true – Zelia developed a fever. Charlotte is guarding her day and night. Sponging her off and feeding her drops of ginger tea. Remy and Francois had to physically remove Charlotte so that she could just eat and rest for a bit and I took the opportunity to care for Zelia. It was the first time alone with her in the past two days ago. With Remy hovering over me the entire time, it
