Chapter 13

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It was very late that night. Only Max and two other Vikings were in the Great Hall. Ignoring the heated discussion the pair were having about boats, Max looked down at the book in his hands. It was the book of dragons, detailing everything they needed to know.

Keeping his lit candle close, Max opened the book and skimmed through the contents. Finding the page number for the mystery class of dragons, he began flipping through the book. He cruised through some of the other pages, absolutely horrified by how some of the dangerous beasts killed their victims. All included a small note at the bottom that pointed out that the species needed to be killed on sight.

At last, he reached the page he was looking for.

Relieved to get away from the horrific details of death, Max prepared to read the page about the Rabbu. However, he didn't find much. There was no picture and there were very few words to describe it. There wasn't much known about the elusive creature. It did come with a warning though, which Max read quietly under his breath so only he could hear it.

"Pray it does not see you..."

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