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

Investigation

I arrived home with Rubix and Sapphire on my back, flying, followed by Mum and some dragon friends.

To my astonishment, I saw the police near the farm and horses lying around.

The smell of fresh blood rose to my throat and in an instant I knew something dramatic had happened.

Police officers waved us down, a little fearfully, but they were used to a large "helicopter" flapping its wings.

Immediately we were back to our small size and I ran home.

"Mom?"

I saw Esme crying in Daddy's arms and then she ran to me and I took her between my paws, to comfort her...

"We are ruined!!! all our best horses are gone and the rest are killed.."

"No, Mum... I took out insurance, I learned a lot at school. They're going to help us rebuild everything..."

"Torin? I'm Detective Corentin and I've already taken your dad's statement. "

He looked me up and down, still wary of having a predator in front of him worse than in the Jurassic era.

"I'm sorry to frighten you, Inspector, but I was once human and I know how you feel. But what happened and why is Mom in such a state!???"

Rubix walked in, distraught.

"Esme? Ragul? Have you seen mum and dad?"

Esme fell to the ground crying and Rubix panicked.

She ran to the barns that had been converted into a home for her parents, who were still very much animals...(Living in straw, unable to reason, except for her mother who had learned a little. She was at the caveman stage...)

Everything was trashed and anaesthetic darts were lying on the ground

Rubix yelled "PAPAAAA!!! MAAMAAANNN!"

She took off and flew around the farm roaring.

She grew to her full red dragon size and roared even more.

The inspector panicked.

"No... let her... she's in shock. She needs to release her stress. If she does anything, I'll go and reason with her.."

Corentin: "I'm counting on you, Torin..."

Then a moment later he asked to sit down and I lay down while we heard Rubix shouting at his parents and crying at the same time.

I understood immediately.

I had seen the crucified dolls and tears flowed from my slitted eyes.

Oddly enough I turned back into Torin, the human and Esme almost jumped on me with a blanket to cover me and hide my nakedness.

Esme "Torin... my little torin..."

She was happy and sad at the same time.

Corentin: "We found a memory card in the letter... it was a video.

It showed Rubix's parents being shot with darts and shot in a truck, chained up. And Felix in a net and then bitten by a dart and crying for help!"

I started to vomit and Poisonus arrived with Freezer and Firrax was accompanied by Frizor and Papa Exodus.

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Valtrax snorted a few times and wanted to use magic but Exodus gave him the stink eye. "No magic, damn it!"

Rubix rushed towards me and I reverted to my giant form to absorb the impact.

She was all sorrow and tears.