She received an email on Thursday night, an official email from Klavan.
'All students are to converge for numeration before take off at the Faculty of History and Culture on Friday.'
That settled it. On Thursday night she had packed the essentials; torches, batteries, water bottles, mosquito repellents, and tubes of sunscreen even though Sunny Island was anything but sunny. She had even set aside ingredients for the sandwiches she would take tomorrow. She was excited about what they would uncover. For once, if she found a real dragon she would become a believer. But for now, she retained her doubts and waited for the morning to come.
And morning came bright and early. It was an unusually bright day for Sunny Island. Sarah had just gotten up to take care of her teeth when the doorbell went off. She padded across the white carpeted floor to open the door. There opposite the door was a tired-looking Cooper. He smiled.
