![]() ![]() ![]() When Tom and Elenna first meet Ferno they mistake him for a mountain and almost get themselves killed, after narrowly avoiding a painful death they find the source of Ferno's curse, a golden collar is around his neck which causes him to be evil. He can also build dams for the river, and can choke up the whole river and cause a drought. Ferno can breathe fire as well, one blast of fire is enough to scorch the ground. He also has the ability to fly thanks to his large powerful wings. As such, he is often mistaken for a mountain.įerno's huge powerful body gives him incredible stength and weight. He has two huge powerful wings and a long black tail. He shakes off the vision and assures Elenna that the two of them together are strong enough to best any foe.Ferno has a large scaly black body with spikes lined down his body. Tom sees himself being eaten by the beast in a vision. The map shows their next quest is to free a sea serpent. Aduro will tell their families where they are and ease their worries. Tom and Elenna agree to work together to free another beast from Malvel’s curse. Aduro tells Tom that this will help to deflect all kinds of heat. The wizard’s ghostly shape appears and tells Tom to take one of Ferno’s scales that had fallen off and put it on his shield. Tom and Elenna open Aduro’s map to see if it gives them a clue as to what they should do next. He flies away to hide until the people of the kingdom need his help. The dragon removes the dam from the river so the people can have water. He unlocks the collar, and the curse on Ferno is lifted. Elenna catches the key and loops it on an arrow she shoots back to Tom. Tom climbs the dragon to try and use Aduro’s magical key to unlock its collar, but the key drops when the dragon flails. Tom’s plain wooden shield repels the dragon’s fiery breath. ![]() The two use the magical map to find Ferno.Įlenna and Tom battle bravely against the beast. Tom heeds Aduro’s advice to look for help in strange places and invites Elenna to join him on his journey. Elenna often hunts the land with her tamed wolf, Silver, but they only take rabbits. Tom begins his quest alone but soon saves a girl from soldiers who thought she was poaching deer on their lord’s estate. Aduro also gives Tom a sword, a shield and a magical map. The wizard gives Tom a key to unlock the charmed collar the dragon wears that keeps him bound to Malvel. When Tom volunteers to hunt the dragon, Aduro convinces the king to give the boy a chance. Ferno, the dragon, has already killed the king’s bravest knight.Īduro, the king’s wizard, recognizes Tom, the servant, as Taladon’s son. The king wonders whom he can send on the quest. He has turned the beasts that are supposed to guard the kingdom into his servants. Malvel set out on a quest years ago to find a magical key to happiness but became consumed with the power magic gave him. There he hears the nobles discussing the curse of an evil wizard named Malvel. ![]() He pretends to be a servant and makes his way to the royal dining hall. Tom sneaks into the castle rather than wait in line to talk to the king’s clerk about the mysterious trouble in his town. Tom has heard the stories of the beasts, but they supposedly helped protect the kingdom. Some fear that legendary beasts have caused this destruction. People talk of tidal waves and blizzards destroying their homes. Tom is allowed take their plea to the king.Īlong the path to the castle, Tom sees that trouble has come to more than just his village. But when another field is destroyed by fire, the townspeople beg Henry to stay to keep order. Tom volunteers to go to the king for aid, but he is told that he is too young. Some of his neighbors believe an evil spirit has cursed their town when their crops are burned and horses disappear. He lives with his Uncle Henry and Aunt Maria after his mother died and his father, Taladon the Swift, disappeared on a mysterious quest. Young Tom, a blacksmith’s apprentice in the kingdom of Avantia, dreams of being a noble knight. ![]()
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