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was obviously tiring badly after many hours of fast non-stop flight. Tika was concerned enough to question Kadi about the possibility of their stopping to rest. Kadi replied that they had nearly reached the prearranged place where Fenj would await them. Farn could rest then until the following evening.
    Very soon thereafter, Kadi began to slow the pace. She began to glide lower, scanning the tapisi-fringed lake below. A black form became clearer as their height decreased, resolving itself into a massive Dragon. ‘Be calm, it is Fenj.’
    Tika was aware that Farn was just too exhausted to think of anything except forcing his wings to continue beating. She would have to deal with this meeting alone.
    Farn crumpled as soon as his feet touched ground and Tika scrambled from Kadi’s back to rush to his aid. She urged him the few paces to the water’s edge, encouraged him to drink deep, and then settled him on the springy turf. While she was caring for Farn, Kadi had revealed all the recent events to Fenj.
    ‘Tika,’ Kadi called quietly, ‘there is food if Farn is able to eat?’
    ‘He’s asleep already,’ Tika replied. ‘Will he be safe here?’ She felt, but didn’t hear, a quick communication pass between Kadi and Fenj.
    The huge black Dragon answered her: ‘He is safe small one. Join us here so he will not be disturbed. There is fruit here and scorched meat also.’
    Tika walked slowly to where the two enormous creatures reclined. Fenj really was the biggest living being Tika had ever imagined, let alone seen. Kadi had seemed big, but she was in truth much slighter than this Fenj. Tika felt herself pulled towards him nonetheless, and found she was sitting with her back against Kadi’s side, facing Fenj. And then the questioning began. Kadi said little, leaving Tika to answer Fenj.
    He was obviously disturbed by Krea’s death and he asked permission to view Tika’s memory of the attack. She relaxed against Kadi and opened her mind to Fenj.
    A silence grew until Tika said, ‘I recognised those two Dragons, and if I did, I’m sure you know they seemed to be followers of Nula. She tried to attack Farn and me the first time we came out of the nesting cave. She told Kija to kill us both just after Farn hatched. Why does she want us dead? How could she let Krea be killed just for being with us?’
    ‘These things must be answered at the Gathering small one. I have told Kija of an attack – I told her you and her son had survived, not revealing to her that Krea gave her life for you. Kija told me Nula and her followers seem in high mood – again, I did not reveal why I asked after Nula. So you see child, the four of us here know of the attack which destroyed Krea, but - only we four and Kija, know that you still live.’
    Fenj paused, glancing skyward. ‘We will move into the shelter of the tapisi for the day hours. Kadi will find food later and when night comes again, we will take the pair of you within the Gathering Place, secretly. Even Kija must not know you are there. She would want to see you and you and Farn would be unable to withhold the news of these dark deeds.’
    His eyes, a slatey grey like shadowed snow, glowed at Tika. She felt his great age and the wisdom he had gathered during that long lifetime. And she knew she could trust him implicitly.
    Fenj rose, his great body shimmering in the growing light of day. ‘Come, we will shelter deeper within the tapisi. Many of the Treasury overfly this place, and some will land here during the day. I have already discovered a place well hidden but where we can see clearly over this area.’
    Kadi roused Farn who stumbled along behind Tika. He was very unsteady on his feet and Tika’s concern for his condition was increasing. Very quickly the ground rose sharply and Tika had to grab hold of cloud bushes to pull herself up behind Fenj.
    ‘Hold my tail small one, it will make the climb easy.’ Tika hesitated at the idea of hanging onto Fenj’s tail but after