Jonah and the Last Great Dragon by M.E. Holley

Author:M.E. Holley [Holley, M.E.]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
ISBN: 978-1-78279-501-8
Publisher: John Hunt Publishing
Published: 2014-06-26T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 17

AT NUMBER TEN

Ffyrnig gently glided across St James Park and over Downing Street, making for Whitehall where there was more room for him to land. Jonah saw two of the SAS troopers who had driven from Credenhill with the Colonel, step forward from beside an armoured car that was parked near the Cenotaph. They spoke to the police officers behind the barrier and the wrought iron gates swung open.

Jonah wondered if the policemen felt nervous of the enormous red dragon towering over them. A couple of them were clutching their weapons pretty tightly as they stared up at his fierce-looking horned head and lazy reptilian eyes, but they all smiled at Jonah, and behaved as if it was quite normal for a boy and a dragon to visit Number Ten. Ffyrnig folded his wings back carefullyover his spine, so that he could squeeze through the gates, and waddled along the road. Jonah emerged from between the great wings, slid down from the dragon’s back and walked up to his head. He heard footsteps behind him and George, one of the two SAS troopers, came up.

‘I am so sorry it all went pear-shaped,’ he said sympathetically, ‘but we’ve heard that they are getting the fire under control. It’ll be all right.’ He nodded towards the door of Number Ten. ‘The Prime Minister is waiting for you.’

‘Oh,’ said Jonah. He leaned towards George, speaking in a low voice so that Ffyrnig would not hear. ‘I don’t think I ought to leave the Great Dragon until he’s settled. He says he doesn’t hurt people but…’

George nodded. ‘That’s sensible. You get him calm and tell him the SAS will stop other people bothering him, and I’ll let the Colonel know you’ll be in, when you’re ready.’

‘Won’t the Prime Minister think I’m a bit rude?’ Jonah asked anxiously.

‘Of course not,’ said George cheerfully. ‘This is a new situation for the Government and the Armed Forces, Jonah. If you’re the only person in Britain who can control the dragons, what you want you’ll get, I should think. If you want to stay with the dragon for a while, they will wait for you.’ He clapped Jonah on the back. ‘I’ll go and let Security know what’s happening.’

George went up to the policeman on the door and Jonah leaned against Ffyrnig’s warm neck, feeling miserable again. He could still hear the screams from the burning buildings, see the people bursting out of doors, trying to run from the flames, while the Night Creatures capered and cackled. Ffyrnig turned his head and looked back sympathetically. Jonah patted his leathery hide and fought to swallow the lump in his throat.

‘Whatever Sam and the Colonel say, I know I didn’t think it through,’ he whispered, almost to himself. ‘I suppose I imagined you would be able to make the fire just hit a target, sort of like using a blowtorch.’ Ffyrnig gazed at him and shook his head sadly. Jonah stroked the warm neck. ‘I never realised how far the flames would spread.

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