Gren stared at the shattered crystal pane in front of her. The upper half of the pane was completely missing, but its fragnts lay all over the floor. The bottom half of the crystal pane was intact, but it looked like soone had hastily put it back together. There were cracks all along the pane, and crystal-clear droplets that resembled dried glue dotted the edges of the cracks. Clearly, the unsealing of this evil hadnt been done recently. Grens eye twitched, and she stared at Vur, who was standing on his tiptoes to peer over what remained of the crystal pane.
Vur dropped back down onto his heels and looked at Gren. Ramons not inside.
I can see that! Gren said and snapped her jaws shut, her teeth clacking together. Before I entered hibernation, I did a full check of the tower. This was sealed. The only person who couldve accessed it while Kal and I were sleeping is Grimmy. Her expression darkened, and she smashed the broken pane with her front leg. Its a little insulting to think he thought gluing the crystal back together would fool .
Vur grunted and looked around before pointing at the next sealed room. That ones broken too.
Gren took in a deep breath through her nostrils before exhaling through her mouth. She walked over to the room that Vur had pointed at. This ti, the shattered pane was left scattered on the floor. There wasnt even an attempt to fix it up. However, the dust gathered on the crystal pieces were enough to tell Gren that this wasnt a recent event either.
Ramons not here, Vur said.
Gren slapped her tail against the ground. She turned her head away from the empty room to look Vur in the eyes. Do you always state the obvious?
No, Vur said.
Then why are you doing it now?
Vur tilted his head. Because Im helping. You were staring at an empty room for such a long ti; I thought you got distracted.
Maybe her eyes are getting worse, Stella said. Does that happen to dragons? Do their eyes get worse when they age?
Gren snorted. Right, she said. I did get distracted. Ill interrogate Grimmy later; for now, we have to focus on finding Ramon.
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Ramon blinked. He had no idea where he was or how he had got there. One mont, he was next to his parents, trying to peek at the book. The next mont, he was here, sitting on small islandjust barely large enough to fit himsurrounded on all sides by lava. Thankfully, it didnt seem like he had to swim through the lava to get out; there was a tunnel located above him. However, he didnt fly up straight away. Hello? Ramon asked. Is anyone there?
Hello, Ramon, a feminine voice said from behind the holy dragon.
Ramon turned his head, unafraid thanks to the blessing Vur had given him. He was greeted by a pair of pink eyes staring at him. Are you Kozabokget? Ramon asked and turned his body around to face the eyes.
Thats what the dragons call , the feminine voice said. The pair of eyes stared at Ramon, and Ramon stared back. After a mont, Kozabokgets voice rang out. I know this is a bit sudden and strange to ask you after first eting, but can you do a favor?
Ramon tilted his head. What do you want?
Im dying, Kozabokget said. I need you to heal .
Arent you sealed? Ramon asked and blinked. How are you dying?
Im dying because I was sealed, Kozabokget said. A sighing sound brushed past Ramons ears. I was locked up in a small room for nearly two thousand years without any food or water. Itd be more appropriate to ask how I havent died yet. Could you survive that long without eating or drinking?
Ramon placed his front paw on his tummy. Sotis, it felt like he couldnt live for a few hours without eating. Even when he filled himself up with moonlight, it was uncomfortable. Ramon blinked at Kozabokgets eyes. How do I heal you? Why didnt you ask anyone else for help?
This is the first ti a holy dragon appeared in the evil-sealing tower, Kozabokget said. How can I ask a cursed dragon to heal ? You know how cursed dragons are. Theyre very skeptical, and they wont believe . Theyll think Im trying to trick them into setting free.
Ramon blinked. Does that an you think Im easy to trick?
Im not tricking you, Kozabokget said. Arent you here to make a pact with one of us sealed folks? Why not pick ? If you heal , Id be willing to form a pact with you.
Ramon tilted his head. What can you do?
Laughter filled the small cave, and the lava around Ramon bubbled. Tiny dragons made of lava erged, and they waved at Ramon before pouncing on each other in a playful manner. A mont later, the lava stopped bubbling, and the figures dropped back down. I can speak all the languages in the world.
Ramon peered at the lava. Are you the lava? His brow furrowed. How does speaking all the languages help you control lava?
Isnt it obvious? Kozabokget asked. I asked the lava to put on a show, and it complied.
Ramon blinked. Huh?
The pink eyes floated down closer to Ramon and blinked at him. Im just a goat. I dont have any magical abilities, and a regular bobcat or mountain lion can easily kill . I was just born with the ability to talk to all things.
Ramon pointed at the lava. But wasnt that magic? When you made the lava figures?
I didnt make the lava figures, Kozabokget said. The lava made them for . When you ask your mom to make you dinner, is it magic when you have warm food in front of you an hour later? When you yell at soone to stop running, and they stop, did you cast a spell to make them stop moving? Asking soone to do sothing isnt magic.
But lava cant speak, Ramon said and tilted his head.
Laughter filled the cave. Thats because you dont know its language. If you listen closely, everything knows how to speak. Even right now, Im asking the air to transmit my words to you; Im asking the light to show you my eyes. Co, heal , and Ill teach you how to talk to things.
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