The Dragon Camp by Jessie Donovan

Author:Jessie Donovan [Donovan, Jessie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Mythical Lake Press, LLC
Published: 2019-07-22T17:00:00+00:00

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It took almost a full minute for Freddie to change back into his human form. While he knew one day he'd be able to do it in a matter of seconds, he wasn't there yet.

He quickly tugged on his clothes and dashed down the footpath toward the front entrance. As Freddie ran, his dragon spoke up. I wonder what the threat is. It must be big if they're taking us away from the camp.

I don't know. Things have been pretty quiet lately. I just hope it's nothing, and the drill was a mistake. Otherwise, the humans will have to go home.

They reached the front area, and Freddie stopped to look and find the right bus. There were a few—the buses were small, more like vans, and there were about thirty kids total plus a lot of adults—and he wanted to stay with Daisy.

He spotted his brother, Alfie, and raced over to the bus at the far end. His brother waved him on the bus, and he scanned the seats.

As usual, Daisy sat at the back. What was different was that Emily sat next to her this time.

His dragon said, Emily should be our friend, too. She even petted our snout and saw our dragon form.

Maybe. Right now, I just want to stay close to Daisy so we don't get separated. I'm not sure when we'll get to see her again after this.

Freddie walked to the back of the bus and sat on the other side of Daisy. She kept her voice low and asked, "Did you learn anything? Like, what's the threat? Or if this means we'll have to go home?"

He shook his head. "I didn't have a chance to ask anyone. Look out the window. The van next to us is leaving already."

Before Daisy could reply, the tall form of Mr. MacLeod—one of Freddie's teachers—got on the bus and clapped his hands. Every eye went straight to the dragon-shifter. He said clearly, "We're leaving and going back to the clan. Whilst the Stonefire students know what to do during a drill, the human ones don't. Basically, we need to get off the bus and file into the great hall as quickly and smoothly as possible. No wandering off or dawdling. It may be nothing, but we need to be careful."

Freddie was sure that Mr. MacLeod looked at him for that last bit, about wandering off.

Not that he would, of course. Drills on Stonefire were very serious. Freddie had only been a baby at the time, but there had been an attack almost ten years ago. One that had hurt quite a few people. Everyone knew about it. And no one wanted to get hurt if it happened again.

The great hall was the safest place on Stonefire, especially the underground rooms they would probably go to.

Mr. MacLeod spoke again. "Once inside the great hall, follow the directions of the adults. We'll be going downstairs, to the special place we use for drills. If any of the human students have questions, turn to one of the dragon-shifter students near you and ask them first.

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