[it's unfortunate that Jake told Geir that his grandmother loved skulls, but it's too late now.]

That's fine. See you soon!

[after not very long, a shadow passes over the jungle children's hut, and an enormous dragon lands with surprisingly little noise in the meadow. despite Geir's careful landing, if Jade is watching for him his arrival is extremely difficult to miss.

(he is indeed carrying a couple of small bony pieces and a freshly scrubbed boar skull).]