CHAPTER NINETEEN
News reports covered the eruption, and as Dax had feared, cameras had caught glimpses of strange creatures flying amongst the smoke and flame. Some called them illusions, while others swore there really were dragons.
Jane and Dax sat in a coffee shop laughing as they listened to the conversations all around discussing the events.
The volcano’s eruption had been spectacular, but thankfully, no major cities had been wiped off the map. The observatory and the volcano park were buried under a fresh layer of rock, and some of the outlying town and homes had been destroyed, but a lucky shift in winds and the natural path set by previous eruptions had kept the lava flow on the eastern ridge of the island.
“So it looks like I’m out of a job for a little while.” Jane said, as s
