Chapter 3
Dialing the phone number for a dragon was a little disconcerting. Dale felt nervous but knew he needed to talk to her at greater length to be able to make a decision about becoming her student.
“Hello.” Her voice had a low raspy tone to it.
“This is Dale Edinger. We spoke a few days ago about the possibility of you taking me on as a student.”
“Ah…I remember.”
“Do you think we could get together and have a cup of coffee and talk about this a little more?”
“You still have my address?”
“Yes,” Dale replied.
“Come by tomorrow afternoon around two.”
“Okay.”
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From the outside, the house looked fairly ordinary. It was a big white clapboard farmhouse. The front yard was lined with flowerbeds full of plants. Dale walked up onto the front porch. Riadh was waiting in the ca
