CHAPTER FIFTY-SIX
“And who are you?” asked the Dragon. His voice echoed all around the cavern and was very deep. But Malcolm detected no malice. There was a tiny amount of light emitted by the cave walls, but the cavern was fairly dark.
“I am Malcolm and this is my brother Casper. We are Magpies,” said Malcolm.
“So why did they dump you here?” asked the Dragon. Malcolm noticed that all four of the Dragon’s legs were chained to the wall. At the side of the cavern were several broken skeletons of creatures which had probably been eaten.
“We were set up because the powers that now run Ridon don’t like foreigners,” said Casper.
“Oh. I’ve been trapped here thousands of years. They don’t like Dragons in Ridon, whoever is in charge,” said the Dragon.
“No one seemed to know what was
