Well here we are, just over 300 views and lots of great comments - and some really constructive ones, too. I appreciate one and all so thank you. Huge thanks must go however to @DavidJThirteen who has given me the sound advice of steering clear of an info dump in the first few chapters. So I have updated the first three chapters accordingly and it all sits much better!
The story continues into Part 3, creating the link between this world and the Lost Lands and in this chapter, we return to the top of the cliff and find out what happens when Flick finds her friend Peter lying at the feet of the huge black dragon... so please read on.
Have a lovely week, from JPM still in the heart of rural England (v rural...).