She wants to cast him away, but Ben insists on letting him stay. Several days into their journey, Sorrel discovers Twigleg in Ben’s pack. Twigleg knows it came from his master, Nettlebrand. Greenbloom gives Firedrake a golden scale he found on one of his journeys he’s hoping the dragon might be able to find the creature to which it once belonged. Twigleg reports this news to Nettlebrand, then hides in Ben’s backpack to avoid detection. He recommends they find Asif, a powerful djinn, who has the answer to every question. Greenbloom tells them of his friend Zubeida, who may have discovered something to help dragons fly when there’s no moonlight to give them energy. One of the scientists, Professor Greenbloom, saves Firedrake from a basilisk. Ben frees Sorrel and Twigleg, but they get lost in the woods. Nettlebrand orders his servant, Twigleg, to follow Firedrake to the other dragons and report back to him.įiredrake and his friends make an emergency landing in Egypt during a storm, and an archaeologist captures Sorrel. One of the dwarves, Gravelbeard, sneaks away to tell Nettlebrand, the dragon hunter that lives inside the castle, about Firedrake. Much to Sorrel’s annoyance, Firedrake invites Ben to join them on their journey.ĭwarves tell Ben a ruined castle in the distance is inhabited by something evil. Gilbert provides a bit of direction and warns them that ravens have been searching for the Rim of Heaven as well. Ben offers to help Sorrel find Rat’s uncle Gilbert.

Sorrel and Firedrake hide in an abandoned warehouse where a young urchin named Ben lives. He will help them locate the Rim of Heaven. Rat tells them to find his uncle, a white rat in a nearby city. His friend Sorrel, a brownie, agrees to go with him. Firedrake decides he will find the dragons’ homeland and return to bring the other dragons to safety. Slatebeard, the oldest dragon among them, recalls his home from long ago where they might be safe from the humans, but many believe the Rim of Heaven is a myth. Firedrake, a young dragon, and his dragon friends are warned by Rat that humans are building a road that will soon lead to their home.

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