The Anvil (21 page)

“
Hello
Madison
,
I
am
out
here
for
my
training
also
”
Madison
looked
confused
so
Tom
added
“
I
am
an
apprentice
Dragon
Guardian
”.
Zack
said
“
And
I
am
an
apprentice
Wyvern
Rider
,
if
you
haven
'
t
guessed
that
already
.”
Madison
looked
amazed
then
asked
“
Do
you
guys
have
a
camp
around
because
I
don
'
t
want
to
meet
another
cranto
in
the
dark
.”
she
indicated
the
sun
,
which
was
starting
to
sink
below
the
horizon
.

Tom
answered
“
Ya
,
do
you
want
to
ride
with
Zack
or
have
me
carry
you
?
We
have
to
fly
to
the
camp
if
we
want
to
get
there
before
dark
.”
Madison
decided
to
ride
with
Zack
and
they
set
off
flying
through
the
air
,
Dejoni
and
Tom
were
also
carrying
the
cranto
'
s
body
.
They
didn
'
t
want
to
leave
it
out
and
they
might
be
able
to
eat
it
.
They
reached
the
camp
just
as
the
light
faded
.
Tom
lit
a
fire
as
Zack
got
some
food
out
.

They
ate
the
rest
of
the
deer
,
some
rabbit
and
berries
.
They
sat
around
the
fire
and
talked
.
The
boys
learned
that
Madison
was
in
the
forest
because
she
was
camping
.
She
had
come
alone
so
that
she
could
focus
on
her
magic
,
she
was
training
to
become
a
witch
.
She
told
them
that
no
one
expected
her
for
a
few
more
weeks
.
They
decided
that
Madison
would
stay
with
them
so
that
she
would
be
safer
.

Zack
went
over
to
Dejoni
'
s
pavilion
and
sat
with
Dejoni
.
Tom
and
Madison
sat
by
the
fire
staring
into
the
embers
in
silence
.
Soon
they
all
went
to
sleep
.
In
the
morning
Tom
went
to
the
cranto
'
s
body
and
magically
checked
if
it
would
poison
humans
.

After
a
thorough
check
Tom
concluded
that
it
wasn
'
t
.
Madison
woke
up
about
the
time
Tom
finished
checking
the
cranto
.
Soon
they
got
a
fire
going
and
Zack
woke
up
and
made
breakfast
,
Zack
was
a
really
good
cook
so
Tom
let
him
cook
most
the
time
.

While
Zack
made
breakfast
Tom
checked
the
traps
and
defenses
and
Madison
worked
in
the
garden
.
Zack
called
for
the
others
to
come
get
breakfast
.
Tom
had
gotten
a
rabbit
and
a
bird
from
the
traps
and
he
put
those
in
the
storage
container
.
They
ate
their
meal
and
decided
what
to
do
for
the
day
.
The
boys
would
make
more
huts
so
everyone
could
have
their
own
and
generally
make
the
camp
more
comfortable
until
they
would
train
three
hours
after
lunch
.

Madison
would
help
them
where
she
could
and
organize
things
better
,
but
while
they
trained
she
would
practice
her
magic
.
They
followed
that
plan
and
it
soon
became
a
daily
routine
,
with
exceptions
like
them
needing
to
hunt
,
which
took
the
place
of
making
the
camp
better
.
Madison
decided
to
train
with
the
extra
crossbow
Tom
had
brought
so
that
she
could
help
hunt
.

One
night
two
weeks
after
the
boys
had
come
into
the
forest
they
saw
two
giant
figures
flying
towards
them
.
The
boys
looked
at
eachother
then
grabbed
their
weapons
.
Madison
grabbed
Tom
'
s
extra
crossbow
.
There
was
a
rush
of
wind
as
a
purple
dragon
and
dark
blue
wyvern
landed
in
their
camp
.
The
boys
lowered
their
weapons
and
sighed
in
relief
,
Madison
lowered
the
crossbow
following
the
boys
example
.

As
Alex
changed
back
into
a
human
,
John
got
off
Masdifi
,
his
wyvern
.
The
boy
'
s
masters
looked
around
their
camp
and
nodded
in
approval
Alex
said
“
Nice
little
camp
you
boys
got
here
.”
then
he
saw
Madison
and
asked
her
“
Who
are
you
?”
Madison
didn
'
t
hesitate
and
answered
“
I
'
m
Madison
,
Jessica
'
s
apprentice
.
She
has
me
out
here
to
test
me
,
from
what
I
understand
it
is
a
lot
like
what
Tom
and
Zack
are
doing
.”