Chapter 7

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I bolt awake with a start. My eyes adjust and I look around. It must be an hour before dawn and the fire has burned down to a faint glow. I know for sure that something woke me up.
Snap!
There it is again. A twig snaps in the distance and I reach for my canes. I shake Toothless's head but don't get a response so I slowly stand up. I walk a few yards toward the sound and stop in front of a bush. There's a very faint rumbling noise coming from somewhere on the other side of this bush but I can't see. My heart is pounding and I lean my body forward to try and see what's out there. Then there's another snap and something shoots out of the darkness.

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