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that?”
    Cautiously, Tom opened his eyes. There was still a golden glow on the edges of his vision, but the pain was gone and he could see again.
    â€œWhere is he?” Tom said angrily. He set off at a run back to the clearing where the Beasts waited. As he moved, he scooped up his sword and shield, readying himself for battle. He noticed that Seth’s bronze sword was missing from his belt. That was bad. The boy was armed again; but this time, Tom would show him no mercy.
    Epos was shaking her head from side to side, trying to get the golden dust out of her eyes. Ferno stood protectively close by, fire playing at his nostrils and his eyes glittering angrily.
    There was no sign of Seth.
    As Tom and Elenna raced into the clearing, Krimon came creeping out from beneath Ferno’s wing, where he had been hiding. He ran forward, his wings flapping weakly.
    Tom looked into the baby dragon’s pleading eyes.
    â€œWhere’s Vedra?” Elenna gasped, staring around the clearing.
    â€œSeth must have taken him,” Tom said. Filled with guilt and anger, he ran into the middle of the clearing, swinging his sword in his helpless rage. He shouted: “Seth! You dirty coward! Come back here and face me!”
    A deep, hollow laugh echoed across the treetops. It was a horribly familiar sound that made Tom’s flesh crawl. He came to a sudden stop, his anger freezing.
    â€œMalvel!” he shouted into the air. “I swear — I’ll get the Beast back from you!”
    Another gust of laughter shivered through the trees.
    Malvel had outwitted him, and now the green dragon was under the evil wizard’s thrall.
    Snow began to flurry across the clearing. Elenna came up behind Tom.
    â€œWe’ve failed,” she murmured. “Malvel has beaten us.”
    â€œNo!” Tom said firmly, gripping his sword. “We’ll get Vedra back.” He looked at her. “We will !”
    But as the blizzard grew worse, his heart was filled with doubt. They were in an unknown land, he had no idea how to start searching for Vedra, and there was still Krimon to protect.
    He had brought the baby Beasts to Rion — at least he had fulfilled that part of the Quest. But he wondered what new challenges awaited him.
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    To be continued …

 

T OM STARED GRIMLY INTO THE HOWLING blizzard. How were they going to be able to track Seth and the lost Beast in such terrible weather?
    Elenna stood at his side. “The full moon will rise tonight,” she said thoughtfully. “We only have till then to rescue Vedra from Malvel.”
    Tom turned to look at Krimon, shivering at Ferno’s side. Close by, Epos was huddled on the ground.
    â€œWill Epos be all right?” Elenna asked.
    Tom ran over to the injured flame bird. “I hope so.” He could see pain in the Beast’s golden eyes. “But I don’t think she’ll be able to fly for a while.”
    Ferno crawled closer to Epos, lifting one black wing to shield the hurt flame bird from the blizzard. As the snow touched the great dragon’s scaly hide, it turned to steam, so that the Beasts were shrouded in a cloud of fine mist. Krimon was huddled up against Ferno’s side, mewling and staring around as though hoping that his brother would come trotting out of the snow at any moment.
    Suddenly, the baby red dragon let out a sharp cry and stood up. He scuttled forward into the snow, making little calling sounds in his throat.
    â€œWhere’s he going?” Elenna asked.
    â€œI think he can sense his brother,” Tom said.
    Krimon headed toward the forest. He turned and looked back at them. Then he lifted his head and let out a small spurt of flame from his mouth. A wing lifted, beckoning to them.
    He turned to the forest again, tilting his head as though listening. He let out a high-pitched growl and darted forward.
    â€œWe must follow him,” Tom said.
    â€œWhat about Epos and Ferno?” asked