On the way back to the hotel, Karl called out to Thor, who immediately began to run in a circle, sniffing the other team members so that he would recognize them as friends later. Then he came to stand by Karl's feet and looked around for something to eat.
"There isn't much food out here. But there are more friends. When we get back to the Academy, I will introduce you to other trustworthy people as well." Karl explained.
The Lightning Cerro was the size of a large dog already, up from the ostrich egg size that he started from, and his horns were already beginning to grow. One on his nose, above the thick beaked mouth, and two more on the armoured frill that looked strangely like jade stone, slightly shiny, with wavy white lines through it in a pattern that spread down all its scales and thickened to pure white on its belly.
