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Just as he reached the window, agonised screams from the walls above filled the room. Xylor joined him at the window but leapt back, dragging Adam with him. “The Spitfire!” he cried as smoke wafted into the room and more screams reached them. Suddenly, there came loud hammering at the door, and when they opened it, a band of excited dwarves burst in. They all waved their arms and shouted at the same time. One black-faced dwarf, his clothes charred and still smouldering, was pushed forward as living proof. In all the shouting, Adam heard the word dragon repeated several times. At the same time, he heard the beating of huge wings outside. Just in time, he turned to see Lentor circling the tower and blowing fire at the battlements above, from where the occasional arrow bounced harmlessly
