mountain: 'This light's half my heart, boy. I'm giving it to you.' Why was Einon as cruel as his father now? Was it because he had a dragon's heart, not a man's heart? Bowen threw his
sword down on the ground next to Einon. He sat down near him on the ground and looked into his eyes. 'Everybody has to live by the Old Code, Einon. Kings, knights and peasants — everybody in the country. Why can't you. understand that? 'Then he slowly stood up. He got on his horse, and rode away. Brok wanted to ride after Bowen, but King Einon said, 'Let: him go,
Brok. He's an old man. He doesn't understand. I don't want him to help me now. I'm a king, not a child. Go and find Redbeard. And when you find him, burn out the stupid peasant's eyes!'
Brok rode away fast and looked for Redbeard. When he found him, he burnt out his eyes, slowly and cruelly. The peasant could never see Kara, his beautiful daughter, again.
Bowen slowly rode away from Einon with a heavy heart. He thought
hard about the boy and the dragon. 'Einon isn't a cruel ' boy. But he's got half the dragon's heart. That's the problem. It's the dragons heart. So now he's as bad as his father. I'm going to find that dragon ... and kill him!'
The knight rode quickly back to Queen Aislinn's castle. Then " he started on his long journey to find the dragon.
After many days he arrived at the dragon's cold, dark home in , the mountain. But this time the dragon wasn't there.
Bowen shouted loudly, 'Dragon! Can you hear me? Where are you, Dragon? Why did you do it? Why did you give my King half your cruel heart? I'll never stop looking for you, Dragon. And when I find you
Bowen stopped shouting. He stood in the dark and listened. Outside, from somewhere above him, he could hear the dragon's strange song. He quickly jumped on his horse and rode away. He wanted to find the music ... and the dragon.
Chapter 5 Sir Bowen and the Dragon
Sir Bowen rode up the mountain all day and all night. Early the next
morning he saw an old man on the road in front of him. 'Who's this?' he thought. 'Who's he talking to? And why is he riding a horse
and writing at the same time?' 'Old man!' he shouted. 'Be careful! Look at the road, not at your books.
Now please, move out of my way.' The old man turned round and saw Bowen. Then suddenly his face went
white. He looked very afraid. 'No! Help! There's a dra . . . d r a ...drag . . . ' 'What is it?' asked Bowen. 'What's wrong?' 'Be ... be ... behind you,' answered the old man. 'Look behind you!' Bowen turned round quickly. Behind him there was a big, ugly dragon in
the sky! The knight pulled out his sword and they began to fight. This dragon wasn't as big or strong as the Great Dragon in the mountain. In minutes it fell to the ground with Bowen's sword in its heart. Then everything went very quiet.
The old man spoke first. 'Oh, thank you, thank you, Knight! That dragon looked very dangerous. We nearly died! I'd like to thank you a thousand times!'
'All right, all right, it's dead now,' answered Bowen. 'Old man, what's your name? And what are you doing here?' 'My name's Brother Gilbert, and I'm a monk. I ride on my horse round the country and try to help people. And I write stories about my journeys. I write about kings and knights, about dragons and the Old Code.' ‘Well, I'm on a long journey too, Brother. So I'll say goodbye now,' answered Bowen. 'Will you ride with me, Knight? asked Brother Gilbert. 'Yes, I'd like to ride with you, Brother. We can talk. Let's go.' And the two men went slowly up the mountain. When it was dark, they stopped for the night. They were hungry and
thirsty, and they cooked some meat on a hot fire. Then the monk read one of his stories to Bowen. It was a story about the Old Code.
'What do you think, Sir Bowen? Did you like it?' asked Brother Gilbert at the end.
'I liked the meat, Brother, but not your story. The Old Code's dead,' said Bowen sadly. 'Nobody lives by the Old Code now.'
'Ride with me, good Knight, and find the Old Code again,' answered Brother Gilbert.
'I'll ride with you, Brother. But I'm not going to look for the Old Code. I'm looking for a dragon. And when I find it, I'm going to kill it!'
The next morning Bowen and Brother Gilbert climbed on their horses
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mountain: 'This light's half my heart, boy. I'm giving it to you.' Why was Einon as cruel as his father now? Was it because he had a dragon's heart, not a man's heart? Bowen threw his
sword down on the ground next to Einon. He sat down near him on the ground and looked into his eyes. 'Everybody has to live by the Old Code, Einon. Kings, knights and peasants — everybody in the country. Why can't you. understand that? 'Then he slowly stood up. He got on his horse, and rode away. Brok wanted to ride after Bowen, but King Einon said, 'Let: him go,
Brok. He's an old man. He doesn't understand. I don't want him to help me now. I'm a king, not a child. Go and find Redbeard. And when you find him, burn out the stupid peasant's eyes!'
Brok rode away fast and looked for Redbeard. When he found him, he burnt out his eyes, slowly and cruelly. The peasant could never see Kara, his beautiful daughter, again.
Bowen slowly rode away from Einon with a heavy heart. He thought
hard about the boy and the dragon. 'Einon isn't a cruel ' boy. But he's got half the dragon's heart. That's the problem. It's the dragons heart. So now he's as bad as his father. I'm going to find that dragon ... and kill him!'
The knight rode quickly back to Queen Aislinn's castle. Then " he started on his long journey to find the dragon.
After many days he arrived at the dragon's cold, dark home in , the mountain. But this time the dragon wasn't there.
Bowen shouted loudly, 'Dragon! Can you hear me? Where are you, Dragon? Why did you do it? Why did you give my King half your cruel heart? I'll never stop looking for you, Dragon. And when I find you
Bowen stopped shouting. He stood in the dark and listened. Outside, from somewhere above him, he could hear the dragon's strange song. He quickly jumped on his horse and rode away. He wanted to find the music ... and the dragon.
Chapter 5 Sir Bowen and the Dragon
Sir Bowen rode up the mountain all day and all night. Early the next
morning he saw an old man on the road in front of him. 'Who's this?' he thought. 'Who's he talking to? And why is he riding a horse
and writing at the same time?' 'Old man!' he shouted. 'Be careful! Look at the road, not at your books.
Now please, move out of my way.' The old man turned round and saw Bowen. Then suddenly his face went
white. He looked very afraid. 'No! Help! There's a dra . . . d r a ...drag . . . ' 'What is it?' asked Bowen. 'What's wrong?' 'Be ... be ... behind you,' answered the old man. 'Look behind you!' Bowen turned round quickly. Behind him there was a big, ugly dragon in
the sky! The knight pulled out his sword and they began to fight. This dragon wasn't as big or strong as the Great Dragon in the mountain. In minutes it fell to the ground with Bowen's sword in its heart. Then everything went very quiet.
The old man spoke first. 'Oh, thank you, thank you, Knight! That dragon looked very dangerous. We nearly died! I'd like to thank you a thousand times!'
'All right, all right, it's dead now,' answered Bowen. 'Old man, what's your name? And what are you doing here?' 'My name's Brother Gilbert, and I'm a monk. I ride on my horse round the country and try to help people. And I write stories about my journeys. I write about kings and knights, about dragons and the Old Code.' ‘Well, I'm on a long journey too, Brother. So I'll say goodbye now,' answered Bowen. 'Will you ride with me, Knight? asked Brother Gilbert. 'Yes, I'd like to ride with you, Brother. We can talk. Let's go.' And the two men went slowly up the mountain. When it was dark, they stopped for the night. They were hungry and
thirsty, and they cooked some meat on a hot fire. Then the monk read one of his stories to Bowen. It was a story about the Old Code.
'What do you think, Sir Bowen? Did you like it?' asked Brother Gilbert at the end.
'I liked the meat, Brother, but not your story. The Old Code's dead,' said Bowen sadly. 'Nobody lives by the Old Code now.'
'Ride with me, good Knight, and find the Old Code again,' answered Brother Gilbert.
'I'll ride with you, Brother. But I'm not going to look for the Old Code. I'm looking for a dragon. And when I find it, I'm going to kill it!'
The next morning Bowen and Brother Gilbert climbed on their horses
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