Torin the dragon rider (TOME 12 of the TIAMAT'S WARS SERIE)

To the city

We walked a few hundred meters and, behind a small wood, there was a hut with a chimney showing smoke.

Ragul arrived in front of the door.

It opened on a vegetable garden protected by a fire hedge (red with many prickles). He pulled a string that made a bell ring inside and a figure approached, deformed by the reflection of the poor quality glass.

As soon as the door opened, there was silence...Followed by a clamor!

"RAGUL!"

"IOLO!"

"After all these years? What have you become?"

"Ah.. I present you my son... Torin!"

The long, curly-haired figure with the Van Dyke beard crouched down and got to my eye level. He held out his hand.

"Hello young man!"

"My name is Torin..."

"What a beautiful name... "

Then he stood up and said,

"So Esme finally made it. Ragul confirmed, but didn't say more. One word too many and everything could change. He loved his family too much to risk anything.

Iolo said nothing and stared into Ragul's eyes... then exclaimed.

"Where are my manners!..."

then he beckoned Torin and his dad to join him in front of the hearth where 3 armchairs were waiting impatiently to be sat on.

The hut was not large, but it offered a humble but warm comfort

.It was dry, warm and the atmosphere was soothing.

In the atrium, there was a rack with a hanging pot, a revolving plate for cooking and grilling, and a grill on which there was a kettle with coffee in it.

"A cup, Ragul? And you, Torin, would you like to taste the coffee? "

Ragul: "It's bitter, I don't know if he will like it..."

Iolo: "With a little milk and a spoonful of honey, it works miracles! Here you go, kid..oh...sorry...big guy!

Torin smiled for the compliment... and he made big eyes...

"Ohh how good it is!!! It's great!

Say, uncle Iolo, where are you going to hunt honey?"

"HAHAHA"

said the big ones.

Iolo : "No, this honey is not the juice of the bees that we pressed, but it comes from a hive in the bottom of my garden.

Torin: "Can I see? Can I see?"

Excited.

Iolo looked at his friend and stood up,

"Come on, Torin, so we can get to know each other better."

Torin ran out and collided with a girl his own age.

"AHHH!" both surprised...

Iolo "Oh, yes, I forgot... I have a daughter too.. Beth!"

"Beth, this is Torin. Ragul's son. We're going to collect some honey... then you'll go play?? okay?"

Beth: "Yes daddy!... "

Her eyes sparkled at the sight of Torin who was a beautiful boy with blue eyes and black hair. So we all went to the back of the garden and Iolo put a cloth over us, a kind of mosquito net.