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  Yawn approached Wizard Pater and looked up into his face. As an o’rant, he was taller than the young lad. “Does everybody get a new chance, sir?”

  “Yes, everyone.”

  “Me?”

  “Yes, you.”

  “Everyone?” The boy persisted.

  “Everyone who wants it.”

  “I want it.”

  “So do I!” said the adults in unison.

  “Is that group mindspeaking?” Librettowit asked. “I’ve heard of it but never seen it played out.”

  Bealomondore’s arm went around Ellie’s waist. “I’ve seen a lot of things in the last four years. I think I’m just getting used to the idea that Wulder works wonders. And I’m expecting more surprises down the road.”

  “Wise thinking,” said Fenworth as he clapped the tumanhofer on the back. He turned to Pater. “Should we try a double swirl, Pater? Do you think we can move all of these people to Bellsawyer between the two of us?”

  Pater nodded.

  Librettowit secured his portfolio under his arm. “Wizards! Why can’t they stick with the things they know they can do? Why do they have to experiment? Why do I always have to be along when they do?”

  The wind picked up, and the swirl began.

  Appendix

  People

  Airon

  Purple minor dragon, has a talent for music.

  Amee

  Black and white minor dragon, communicates with animals.

  Aval

  Urohm girl.

  Barm

  Urohm boy.

  Graddapotmorphit Bealomondore

  Tumanhofer artist, warrior, diplomat, and part owner of the family mining business.

  Sir Beccaroon

  Grand parrot, magistrate over his district, former guardian to Princess Tipper.

  Stemikenjon Blamenyellomont

  Ellie’s uncle, husband of Tiffenbeth.

  Tiffenbeth Blamenyellomont

  Ellie’s aunt, wife of Stemikenjon.

  Carrie

  Urohm girl.

  Cinder

  Urohm boy.

  Ellicinderpart Clarenbessipawl

  Tumanhofer country girl who uses the name Ellie.

  Gustustharinback Clarenbessipawl

  Ellie’s younger brother.

  Letterimdebomm Clarenbessipawl

  Ellie’s younger sister, next in line after her oldest brother.

  Nabordontippen Clarenbessipawl

  Ellie’s ornery oldest brother.

  Da

  Ellie’s father. His full name is Naperkowson Clarenbessipawl.

  Dabryhinck family

  Neighbors to the Hopperbattyhold family.

  Det

  Blue minor dragon, good with geography.

  Dikendraval

  Ellie’s friend. Her mother is friends with Aunt Tiffenbeth.

  Disnat

  Urohm girl.

  Wizard Fenworth

  Ancient o’rant wizard from Amara.

  Fister

  Urohm girl.

  Fronna

  Urohm girl.

  Gardie

  Urohm girl.

  Tilly Genejolly

  Urohm girl who sailed from Amara to Chiril. She kept a diary of her journey.

  Gramps

  Ellie’s grandfather, taught Ellie to read.

  Grim

  Urohm boy.

  Hopperbattyhold family

  Ellie’s neighbors. They live in a cabin in the country.

  Prince Jayrus, Paladin

  Dragonkeeper and prince of Mercigon Mountain Range, Princess Tipper’s fiancé.

  Jep

  Urohm boy.

  Kriss

  Light green minor dragon, chef, and food scavenger.

  Laddin

  Green minor healing dragon.

  Laska

  Urohm boy.

  Lemeterndern

  Plays the fiddle in Ellie’s village.

  Librettowit

  Tumanhofer librarian and friend to Wizard Fenworth. He is from Amara.

  Lisby

  Urohm girl.

  Lulu

  Urohm child who died.

  Ma

  Ellie’s mother. Her full name is Emmademgotton Clarenbessipawl.

  Maree

  Blue minor dragon, predicts the weather.

  Porta Mellow

  Urohm girl who sailed to Chiril from Amara.

  Muskagillian family

  Bealomondore’s cousins. They host Princess Tipper’s coronation ball.

  Old One

  Ancient urohm librarian.

  Orli

  Old One’s gray and white minor dragon, shines in the dark.

  Ostes

  Urohm boy.

  Wizard Pater

  Guided the Amaran urohms to Chiril.

  Pepper

  Urohm boy who died. He told fairy tales to the other children.

  Phee

  Urohm child.

  Piefer

  Emerlindian man, co-owns the Insect Emporium.

  Porky

  Urohm boy.

  Rowser

  Marione man, co-owns the Insect Emporium.

  Gordman Rumbard

  Leader of the urohm expedition from Amara.

  Salm

  Wizard Pater’s major dragon. Flew him from Amara to Chiril.

  Lady Peg Schope

  Mother of Tipper, wife of Verrin Schope, daughter of King Yellat and Queen Venmarie.

  Princess Tipper Schope

  Young emerlindian woman, princess, daughter of Verrin and Lady Peg Schope, Prince Jayrus’s fiancée.

  Verrin Schope

  Artist, sculptor, scientist, explorer, wizard, father of Tipper.

  Somas

  Urohm architect, kept a journal.

  Soosahn

  Yellow and orange minor dragon, has a talent for humor.

  Soo-tie

  Urohm girl.

  Tad

  Urohm child who died.

  Tak

  Ellie’s goat.

  Toady

  Urohm girl.

  Tolly

  Urohm girl.

  Queen Venmarie

  Mother of Lady Peg, wife of King Yellat.

  Winkel

  Kimen who gave Bealomondore a moonbeam cape.

  Wulder

  Supreme Being, Creator, God.

  Yawn

  Urohm boy, a bully.

  King Yellat

  Ruler of Chiril, Lady Peg’s father, deceased.

  Glossary

  Amara

  Country surrounded by ocean on three sides. Located in the northern and eastern hemisphere.

  amaloot

  A warm, soothing beverage.

  bundle-up bug

  An insect similar to a doodlebug.

  button grain

  A type of grain commonly fed to livestock.

  daggart

  A baked treat in the form of a small crunchy cake, often served with tea.

  Eggstram Snails

  Used for medicinal purposes. It cures temper, reduces anxiety, and prevents tantrums.

  emerlindians

  One of the seven high races, emerlindians are born pale with white hair and pale gray eyes. As they age, they darken. One group of emerlindians is slight in stature, the tallest being five feet. Another distinct group is between six and six and a half feet tall.

  hollow

  A nondimensional space used like a pocket for storage.

  kimens

  The smallest of the seven high races. Kimens are elusive, tiny, and fast. Under two feet tall.

  lightrock

  Crystals that produce light, most common color is blue.

  mariones

  One of the seven high races. Mariones are excellent farmers and warriors. They are short and broad, usually muscle-bound rather than corpulent.

  moonbeam cape

  Cape woven from moonbeam plant fibers. It can be used for camouflage if it remains still.

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  A tall, leafy tree.

  nightflyer

  A bird similar to an owl.

  o’rants

  One of the high races. Five to six feet tall. They are most likely to become wizards because they hold Wulder in esteem.

  parnot

  Green fruit like a pear.

  quaken tree

  A tree very similar to an aspen.

  razterberry

  A fruit that can be eaten fresh, baked into pies, or made into jam.

  tumanhofers

  One of the seven high races. Short, squat, powerful fighters, though for the most part, they prefer to use their great intellect.

  urohms

  One of the seven high races, gentle giants up to fourteen feet tall. They are well proportioned, and very intelligent.

  watch of dragons

  A unit of dragons (like a gaggle of geese).

  wusstbunters

  Batlike creatures. They are fragile and disintegrate when touched.

  More of the Chiril

  Chronicles Series

  Book One: Dragons of Chiril*

  Before the DragonKeeper Chronicles, a young emerlindian’s mistake may spell the end of the world unless she and her ragtag band of adventurers can find three lost sculptures.

  Book Two: Dragons of the Valley

  In this spine-tingling adventure, Tipper and Bealomondore are faced with a new threat to Chiril—one that is tearing their land apart.

  Read the book that started it all!

  DragonSpell

  Book One of the epic

  DragonKeeper Chronicles

  *previously titled The Vanishing Sculptor