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

Grim

Zat was in shock and strangely calm.

The mother took Zat by the hand and made him sit on the back seat of the car with his two daughters who were stroking him and looking at his old clothes.

"Mummy... mummy... we need new clothes for the little dragon..."

"I'll go back home and call the dragon farm..."

Meanwhile, grim and the other 7 Kobolds had followed the car but it started and they coughed from the exhaust smoke.

"Ugh That's like the boiler only worse... they must have mechanical horses in the front trunk"

Grim was very clever and it was she who had tricked her way through the maze and hidden herself away to use the intermittently opening portal. But the passage was over. No turning back, which would basically be a very bad idea.

Grim saw the car pull away, and the Kobolds began to mourn the loss of Zat. They cried like children.

Then, distracted, they came face to face with a security guard and his guard dog.

His job was to catch any suspicious people in the mall, chase them away and catch the thieves, and above all protect the cars.

It was the crying that attracted him and he arrived without warning, the experience of arriving where he is least expected.

Christophe: "The children? What's wrong?

But Christophe spoke in French and the kobolds only spoke English...

"Oh... little dragons! "

Christophe was a crazy animal lover and he always carried treats with him.

He immediately took out a bar of chocolate and handed it to Grim who was transfixed by the hound in front of her

"Asssis! Byron!" and the dog complied but did not stop growling.

"No! They are children!!!"

He patted his dog and crouched down, handing the chocolate to Grim.

She reached out her clawed hand reflexively and almost snatched the treat from the guard's hand.

He looked left and right. And, without warning, he took Grim and put her in a shopping cart. He motioned for the others to climb in.

"Well, little dragons... the farm is far from here... but Grim pointed to the white car driving away.

"ZAT! ZAT! "Then she collapsed in tears in Christophe's arms.

Christopher: "ZAT??? what do you mean??"

"Ah... English ... my english is poor!" but he was used to dealing with tourists and he took out his smarphone and typed some words and it was translated into English.

Grim understood but she couldn't read the alphabet. The tablet must have been magic.

Grim said to the others, "It must be a trainer, or a guard, but it's not evil.

She bit into the chocolate and instinctively everything disappeared, and she looked at her empty hand... "Ah... I ate it all... how good.." She quickly dried her tears and pulled herself together.

She realised she was in a sort of wheelie cart with the others and Christophe was pushing, the dog following him with discipline.

"We'll go to the canteen and buy you some food and drink...then I'll contact the dragon farm."

Grim asked questions but the language barrier...

They smelled of chewing tobacco, chocolate and other things that must have been delicious.