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protection of the cloak. Within a few seconds of crossing the cave entrance, he was drenched in sweat. He wrapped his cloak around himself, trusting its mystical origin to protect him, but if it did anything to help, he couldn't tell. Yggdrasil's root wound around the tunnel which had transformed from dirt to smooth black glass. Every footstep sounded like it echoed forever, and Henry held his shield forward, ready to deflect any fire the dragon sent against him. Ratatoskr danced around him like he was having the time of his life. He kept throwing ridiculous suggestions at Henry, everything from saying he should just try being nice, to throwing acorns at the dragon's head. To be fair, when Henry pointed out that there were no acorns in the tunnel, the squirrel concluded that it was probably a bad idea.
                  Once, the ground started to shake. Henry reached for the wall, but there was nothing to grip, and his feet flew out from under him. His sword cut a gash in the ground, and he cut his hand on the edge when he stood up.
                  "What was that?" Henry asked.
                  "The dragon. He was probably growling or something."
                  "Ratatoskr, just how big is this thing?"
                  "Bigger than you."
                  Henry rolled his eyes. "I figured that. How much bigger?"
                  The squirrel stopped its skittering and looked Henry up and down. His tail flitted around sending up a thin cloud of dust and ash.
                  "You could probably fit in its mouth." It chittered for a second. "Maybe not, probably everything but your head. He doesn't like eating food whole anyway."
                  "Well, thanks. That's a pleasant thought. Is there any chance I can slip by him?"
                  "Not unless you can turn invisible." He paused and cocked his head. "Can you?"
                  "How many humans do you know who can turn invisible?"
                  "Well, I don't really know that many humans."
                  Henry sighed. "No, I can't turn invisible."
                  "Then, you're going to have to fight him. How sharp is your sword?"
                  Henry tapped it on the edge of the rent in the black glass. "Pretty sharp. Why?"
                  The squirrel looked away. "It's just that I forgot to tell you that the dragon's scales are stronger than steel."
                  Henry gave him a level look. "That's an important thing to forget."
                  "Sorry," the squirrel said. "I've never tried to kill him, so I forget all the things you need to know to do that."
                  "Anything else you're forgetting?"
                  Ratatoskr paused and looked at him. He scurried from one side of the tunnel to the other, making a clinking sound as he ran across the obsidian floor. He lost his footing and slid into the wall. Henry held down a laugh. The squirrel got up and leapt onto Yggdrasil's root, which was running along the wall.
                  "Did I tell you he breathes fire?"
                  "It's a dragon. I figured that part out on my own."
                  "I don't know why you're getting so mad at me," Ratatoskr grumbled. "All I'm trying to do is help."
                  Henry let out a long breath. "Sorry. I get a little nervous when I'm going to fight a monster."
                  Ahead, an orange glow filled the tunnel and died down a second later. Henry's throat went dry, and his knuckles went white around the hilt of his sword.
                  "Why don't you go first?" Henry asked. "The dragon knows you. Maybe you can distract him or something."
                  "For a hero, you're not very brave."
                  "Just tell him you have