Chapter 34
Relinquishing the Compass
As Albert rested, half-asleep, half-awake, he felt himself disengage from his body as he had when he’d done his thought experiments. Though there was almost no one on the trolley, he sensed a presence next to him. He hadn’t heard anyone come all the way back to where he was, so Albert reluctantly opened one eyelid. To his surprise, he found a grinning Johann sitting next to him.
His friend nodded at him. “Well done, Albert. I knew you could do it.”
“Do what? Defeat a 12-foot monster dragon? I wouldn’t have put money on that.”
“Maybe not that, but I knew you would find answers to your questions about light and energy.”
“I think I have more questions than answers,” Albert laughed. Then, becoming serious, he asked, “And speaking of twelve-foot dragon
