JASMINE'S SURVIVAL

FOUR DAYS AFTER XADEN'S DEPATURE.

Marie carried the towel, dipped it into the ice-cold water, and squeezed it before handing it to Fiona.

"Here, take this," Marie said. "Press it over her head just as we have been doing."

Fiona nodded as she received it and raced toward where her friend Jasmine lay.

Fiona pressed it over Jasmine's burning head.

"My Goddess," She exclaimed once she touched Jasmine's forehead.

'"What is it?" Marie asked.

"She burns." She replied as she was terrified of touching her friend again. "Her entire body is burning like it is on fire. It is much worse than it was initially. Marie, who had been mixing some herbs, set it aside and checked on Jasmine.

Once she touched her forehead, her hand burned, and she withdrew her hand as quickly as Fiona had. "You see."

Marie looked down at Jasmine.

"She is fighting the poison in her system." She stated.