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majestic toss of his mane, Prince Tumble trotted forward a little, and addressed. ‘I
am Prince Tumble from the Land of the Unicorns, and these are my human friends, Megan and Lucy,’ nudging them too come forward, they slowly shuffled to stand beside him.
    The Dragon smiled with taut nervousness, but not in a threatening way: like the Unicorns, he had never seen a human child before.
    Bront told them that one of the Unicorns that Prince Tumble had dispatched to the other realms of The Kingdom, had met him, and informed him, of what Abraxus had done. ‘If you are on your
way to The Brim-Tree then I shall come with you, if that is agreeable?’ asked the big black Dragon.
    Bowing his head the Prince eyed Megan and Lucy, and thoughtfully acknowledged. ‘Is that OK, children? Would you be happy for him too accompany us, on our journey?’
    Lucy sniffed.
    ‘I suppose so, if he
has
too,’ she conceded frostily, twirling her now matted plait round her fingers.
    Megan felt as if something hinged on what she said next. ‘
What to do? What to do?
she thought quickly.
    Megan tilted her head. Looking at the Dragon that still appeared unreservedly terrifying, she made her mind up, and delicately said with a shawl of composure, ‘That would be nice. Thank
you.’
    Prince Tumble’s ears whickered. Tossing his head up, the Prince confirmed. ‘Yes, we would value your company. Thank you, Bront.’
    Back on their Unicorns, off they went. They glanced up, and like frayed parchment, through the membranes, saw many mutilated wounds of holes and gashed rips in Bront’s wings, and as he
moved them back and forth, this caused air to whistle through them and taking flight, they felt the gushes of stormy wind that his scarred wings created.
    And so with three Unicorns, two human children and a very, very, very monstrously-large Dragon, they were on their way courageously to The Brim-Tree.
    The Unicorns rhythmic pace never faltered as they hurtled with Bront flying far above them, and suddenly, Megan and Lucy noticed although they could still smell vanilla, they also tasted a sharp
tang.
    Prince Tumble started to slow down, and the other Unicorns followed suit. Trotting over to join them, he said. ‘We have now entered Ocean Land, where the Mer-people and Flying Dolphins
live. We have made good time and if you look over the headland, you will see Gump Land.’
    ‘
What
sort of name is that?’ Lucy spat. ‘Who would want too live
there.
’
    Her Unicorn flung its mane. ‘The Gumps do,’ Aspoke answered equally curtly. ‘They are passive by nature and they look like trees in your world, but here, they move and talk
Gumpish.’
    Going over to the hills edge, but keeping at a safe distance, they saw directly below them.
    Megan’s face fell.
    Oily froth sprayed in gushing arcs, bubbling back down into churning black waves, which were crashing on to one another as though billowing pirate ships were in mid-fight. And the beach was now
a dull bronze, where nothing stirred. A noise rebounded in the air that made her flinch involuntarily, and looking up she heard another great
BOOM
of thunder, then zigzagging through the
scudding clouds, lightning streaked like jagged giants teeth, and a shattering,
howling
wind, caused everyone to shudder.
    Megan was appalled that such a beastly situation had unfolded.
    ‘Come. We must hurry if we are to reach The Brim-Tree, before Abraxus and his powers grow too strong,’ said the Prince, who then led them safely away from the verge to continue with
their journey, and thought frantically,
if the Dragon is getting so strong that Ocean Land is no longer a beautiful haven where I can watch the Mer-people and Flying Dolphins, then time is
indeed running out.
    Megan and Lucy had clambered back up on the Unicorns, holding the wispy manes as they galloped towards the location of The Brim-Tree. Megan looked up and checked that Bront was still following
them.
He must be far above us, too look so small
,