The Unwilling Apprentice (Book 2)
“Fred followed a few paces behind, fearful of angering the old castor. Ned mumbled to himself, but the boy couldn't make out any of the words. Pat and Ruth caught up to Fred, and heard the mumblings. "What's he saying?" Pat whispered to him.
Fred shrugged. "No idea, but I'm not going to ask him." They jumped when Ned glanced over his shoulder and spoke to them. "I was saying words too dark and horrible for young people to read nor hear," he told them.
"More horrible than the dragon we just encou...ntered? It did try to eat Fred," Pat reminded him. Fred cringed at the remembrances of those sharp fangs barreling down on him.
Ned stopped and turned to them. "The dragon had no such intention. They generally roast their meat before eating to avoid their food kicking down their throats. No, this dragon, if we must call it that, intended to snatch him up." "And carry him off to eat him," Pat stubbornly added.
Ned calmly walked up and rapped her head with his staff. "That was no dragon, and it meant to carry him off." Pat rubbed her head and scowled at him.MoreLess
Fred shrugged. "No idea, but I'm not going to ask him." They jumped when Ned glanced over his shoulder and spoke to them. "I was saying words too dark and horrible for young people to read nor hear," he told them.
"More horrible than the dragon we just encou...ntered? It did try to eat Fred," Pat reminded him. Fred cringed at the remembrances of those sharp fangs barreling down on him.
Ned stopped and turned to them. "The dragon had no such intention. They generally roast their meat before eating to avoid their food kicking down their throats. No, this dragon, if we must call it that, intended to snatch him up." "And carry him off to eat him," Pat stubbornly added.
Ned calmly walked up and rapped her head with his staff. "That was no dragon, and it meant to carry him off." Pat rubbed her head and scowled at him.MoreLess
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