Elias There was a long pause. I wondered if the call dropped before I heard her sigh, excuse herself to whoever was in the room with her, heard her walking down a hall, opening a door then closing it. I heard the creak of a chair and finally a long deep sigh. “Who told you?” She asked softly. “Ginny found your diary,” I answered. “She read about the night You saw his dragon. She described the dragon You saw was exactly like me. It’s true?” “Damn that girl for being nosy!” She growled. “I can’t be mad at her though. I should have told you long ago. I just didn’t know how. But yes, I knew Barty. He was a member of Blood Fire before mother had my father ban him.” “Why?” I gasped. “Because he and I were close,” she answered. “My mother didn’t think he was good enough for me; in fact she