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"I’e here, you realize"

"That old crutch," Samheed said "You’ll never catch up with that attitude"

Alex made a nasty face

"Stop it, you two We’re supposed to work together, rely frustrated and cross

Lani looked up, somewhat bewildered "Oh, you’re here," she said evenly to Salanced at Alex briefly and immediately buried herself back in her book

Alex picked up the dragon and turned it around gently in his hands,instruction and on He shook his head "We have it folded properly," he said "So why …?"

Saot any eyes," he said "How’s it supposed to see where to go without thean, and then stopped short Begrudgingly, he withdrew a handful of colored pencils froht Eyes" He expertly outlined two eyes and colored thee black pupils "There--so he can see better at night," he said dryly

He sent the dragon afloat once more, and it circled nearly the saently on the table in front of Alex It blinked once and looked up at the boy "Oh, hello," Alex said to the dragon, and then looked back up at his friends "That helped the landing, at least"

Meghan grinned "He’s adorable! I want to keep hi Lani back to awareness She blinked, taking in the aan to watch curiously as Alex started drawing on the dragon again

"A tongue" His own tongue poked out the side of his mouth as he drew "And flae burst inside the dragon’s ain It circled just as before, landed softly in front of Alex, and blew a flaed the hair on Alex’s arhed as Alex shook his ar, said with a bored look, "You have to tell hio, you dolt" She’d picked up that word down in the lounge fro back to you"

Meghan slapped her hand to her forehead "Ugh, that’s it! Of course you’re right, Lani"

"Med herself with her reading again

Alex picked up the dragon again, looking around the library "Attack the statue!" he said, and sent the dragon through the air