Dragons of the Watch by Donita K. Paul
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.
&
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
Donita K. Paul, Dragons of the Watch