Chapter 14
The next day as Croco made his way to class for the day, he was greeted by Timbo. He gave him a big hug as he entered the room for his lessons.
"I hear you're quite the hero after saving that hatchling," he said proudly. Croco then explained to him that it was all in good nature. "I would've done that for anyone," Croco said and sat down, ready to begin his lesson.
A week after that fateful day as Croco had finished for the day and was going for a short walk before dinner, he saw a Skybax rider approach him. He immediately froze as the rider, a young woman, approached with her mount.
"Are you Croco Hallaway?" she asked. The young man nodded as she walked up to him with a scroll in hand. "I have a letter for you from Bonabba." Surprised that someone from that town knew him, he graciously accepted it as the young rider gave her skybax a hand signal and it took off toward the falls.
"You're gonna have to learn how to do this if you're gonna become a flyer. Pay close attention to this," she told him and Croco did just that as the pterosaur circled back to where they were standing. When it got close to her, the rider grabbed a rope hanging underneath its belly and she climbed up into the saddle while the skybax lifted her off the ground. It circled back around to where Croco was standing and they skybax let out a loud wail.
"Breathe deep, seek peace!" the rider shouted as her steed carried her over the falls and into the heavens.
"Fly high," he said while he made his way back to the hall, still waving at the area where he saw the rider last. Once he got inside and to his dorm room, he unrolled the scroll and read the letter, written in saurian:
Dear Croco,
It has been close to a full year since you have landed and I would like to know how your studies in Waterfall City have been coming. Kaala tells me that you are in high spirits, even after the death of your good friend Sirius and I understand that you've made a lot of new friends on dry land as well. Brock and I have been planning a return to Waterfall City shortly after the Celebration of Fates so we can celebrate the one year anniversary of your landing. I am excited about the prospect of seeing you again as it is in my keen interest to see how you have come along in the first year of your life on Dinotopia.
I heard from the Skybax rider that you have become a hero in Waterfall City after you saved that young chasmosaurus from certain death. As you know, us ceratopsians cannot swim and she would have surely drowned before she went over the falls. Along with everyone else, I am grateful and proud of you. It says in the Code that one raindrop raises the sea...now let me give you a little insight on what it means. Basically without saying too much, it means that anyone can make a difference in the world they live in, good or bad. I know you will make a positive influence on everyone you come across in your life, with the chasmosaur rescue being the first.
Well I am going to wrap this up but as I leave you, remember this...everyone makes their own path in life. Where it leads is up to you.
Breathe Deep, Seek Peace
Nobella
Just then, Cassie came into the room. She had a concerned look on her face as she watched Croco read the letter as the dinner bell rang.
"Hey Croco," she said cheerfully, "aren'tcha gonna come to dinner?" Croco just looked at her and slumped on the bed. He buried his head in his arms and she hopped up on the small bed, asking him what was wrong.
"I miss Nobby," he said sadly, "She's like a second mother to me...always helping me out and giving me words of wisdom. I truly do love her with all my heart." Cassie lifted a front leg and draped it around his neck while cooing and purring.
"I know you do," she said in a soothing voice, "She must be very special to you to warrant these kind of feelings from you." Then she bounded off the bed and toward the door. "Come with me to dinner...I saw that Nobella mentioned the Celebration of Fates in the letter. It's only six weeks away, so you'll be seeing her again in no time!" That got Croco's attention and he joined her as they made their way to the dinner hall. And over the following weeks, the fact that Nobby and Brock and his family would be coming back to Waterfall City to visit him got Croco through his days as he looked forward to seeing the wise old triceratops and the family that helped get him on his feet again.
The next day as Croco made his way to class for the day, he was greeted by Timbo. He gave him a big hug as he entered the room for his lessons.
"I hear you're quite the hero after saving that hatchling," he said proudly. Croco then explained to him that it was all in good nature. "I would've done that for anyone," Croco said and sat down, ready to begin his lesson.
A week after that fateful day as Croco had finished for the day and was going for a short walk before dinner, he saw a Skybax rider approach him. He immediately froze as the rider, a young woman, approached with her mount.
"Are you Croco Hallaway?" she asked. The young man nodded as she walked up to him with a scroll in hand. "I have a letter for you from Bonabba." Surprised that someone from that town knew him, he graciously accepted it as the young rider gave her skybax a hand signal and it took off toward the falls.
"You're gonna have to learn how to do this if you're gonna become a flyer. Pay close attention to this," she told him and Croco did just that as the pterosaur circled back to where they were standing. When it got close to her, the rider grabbed a rope hanging underneath its belly and she climbed up into the saddle while the skybax lifted her off the ground. It circled back around to where Croco was standing and they skybax let out a loud wail.
"Breathe deep, seek peace!" the rider shouted as her steed carried her over the falls and into the heavens.
"Fly high," he said while he made his way back to the hall, still waving at the area where he saw the rider last. Once he got inside and to his dorm room, he unrolled the scroll and read the letter, written in saurian:
Dear Croco,
It has been close to a full year since you have landed and I would like to know how your studies in Waterfall City have been coming. Kaala tells me that you are in high spirits, even after the death of your good friend Sirius and I understand that you've made a lot of new friends on dry land as well. Brock and I have been planning a return to Waterfall City shortly after the Celebration of Fates so we can celebrate the one year anniversary of your landing. I am excited about the prospect of seeing you again as it is in my keen interest to see how you have come along in the first year of your life on Dinotopia.
I heard from the Skybax rider that you have become a hero in Waterfall City after you saved that young chasmosaurus from certain death. As you know, us ceratopsians cannot swim and she would have surely drowned before she went over the falls. Along with everyone else, I am grateful and proud of you. It says in the Code that one raindrop raises the sea...now let me give you a little insight on what it means. Basically without saying too much, it means that anyone can make a difference in the world they live in, good or bad. I know you will make a positive influence on everyone you come across in your life, with the chasmosaur rescue being the first.
Well I am going to wrap this up but as I leave you, remember this...everyone makes their own path in life. Where it leads is up to you.
Breathe Deep, Seek Peace
Nobella
Just then, Cassie came into the room. She had a concerned look on her face as she watched Croco read the letter as the dinner bell rang.
"Hey Croco," she said cheerfully, "aren'tcha gonna come to dinner?" Croco just looked at her and slumped on the bed. He buried his head in his arms and she hopped up on the small bed, asking him what was wrong.
"I miss Nobby," he said sadly, "She's like a second mother to me...always helping me out and giving me words of wisdom. I truly do love her with all my heart." Cassie lifted a front leg and draped it around his neck while cooing and purring.
"I know you do," she said in a soothing voice, "She must be very special to you to warrant these kind of feelings from you." Then she bounded off the bed and toward the door. "Come with me to dinner...I saw that Nobella mentioned the Celebration of Fates in the letter. It's only six weeks away, so you'll be seeing her again in no time!" That got Croco's attention and he joined her as they made their way to the dinner hall. And over the following weeks, the fact that Nobby and Brock and his family would be coming back to Waterfall City to visit him got Croco through his days as he looked forward to seeing the wise old triceratops and the family that helped get him on his feet again.