The Case of the Vanished Sea Dragon (2012)
“It was his home, his patch. These rooftops were his playground.
‘I still do not understand why we are coming back to this noisy humano nest?’ said Alba.
‘You don’t need to understand,’ said Dirk, landing on an old-fashioned red-brick library at a busy crossroads. ‘You need to keep quiet and stay close.’ He stood on his hind legs and worked out the best route. The lights changed and he leapt across the road, stopping on the roof of some flats above a row of shops. He looked back at Alba. She sta...red nervously down at a mother and two children coming out of the library, all clutching books to their chests.
‘Come on,’ mouthed Dirk.
Alba closed her eyes and made the jump, flying over the road, landing with a loud THUD on the roof.
‘Frank, did you hear that? It sounded like something just landed on the roof,’ shouted a woman’s voice.
‘It’s probably those blasted squirrels,’ another responded. ‘I’ll get the broom.’ Dirk grabbed Alba by the scruff of her neck, pressing his nose against hers.MoreLess
‘I still do not understand why we are coming back to this noisy humano nest?’ said Alba.
‘You don’t need to understand,’ said Dirk, landing on an old-fashioned red-brick library at a busy crossroads. ‘You need to keep quiet and stay close.’ He stood on his hind legs and worked out the best route. The lights changed and he leapt across the road, stopping on the roof of some flats above a row of shops. He looked back at Alba. She sta...red nervously down at a mother and two children coming out of the library, all clutching books to their chests.
‘Come on,’ mouthed Dirk.
Alba closed her eyes and made the jump, flying over the road, landing with a loud THUD on the roof.
‘Frank, did you hear that? It sounded like something just landed on the roof,’ shouted a woman’s voice.
‘It’s probably those blasted squirrels,’ another responded. ‘I’ll get the broom.’ Dirk grabbed Alba by the scruff of her neck, pressing his nose against hers.MoreLess
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