The Invisible Barrier

"The chest's magic has somehow created an invisible barrier that the fire can't cross," Frederica realised. "In fact it even repels the fire's heat."

"So all we have to do is wait for the fire to pass us by," Paula said.

"Except that the ground may be uncomfortably hot to walk on for quite some time afterwards," Astra pointed out.

1. "I suppose that we'll just have to be patient and wait for a few hours for it to cool down," Frederica said.
2. "I once learnt from an old fakir how to walk on hot coals," Berenice said unexpectedly. "I'll show you how it's done."
3. Just then, yet another threat manifested itself.

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