A short break followed, when things totally calmed down. Only Officer Blanc probably still wondered ... why he saw a dragon at Mr. Dragoesti's temple, considering that now ... there was nothing else there. He was struck dumb.

'Do you want to see the girl, Mr. Vlad?" Wheatsone dared say. 'She's at one of the neighbours..."

'Yes ... I ought to see her. If she's nearby ... I'll go see her. She's the daughter of a relative of mine. Even though she's a very distant niece, she's still ...