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thermometer from her coat pocket. She popped it into Ulf’s mouth.
    â€œHold that there,” she said.
    As Ulf rolled the thermometer with his tongue, Dr. Fielding picked up his medical records and began making notes.
    â€œBut what if Orson needs help?” Ulf asked, trying not to spit the thermometer out.
    â€œOrson will be fine. You must look after yourself. It’s only a few hours until your transformation.”
    She took the thermometer from Ulf’s mouth and looked at it, checking the temperature. “Your blood is warming up,” she said. “One hundred seventeen degrees.” She wiped the thermometer and placed it on the counter. “Now, let’s have a look at your skin.”
    Ulf pulled off his T-shirt, and Dr. Fielding examined his back and chest.
    â€œThe hair is beginning to sprout,” she said. “Your shoulders and chest are getting bigger.”
    Ulf’s skeleton was beginning to realign.
    He stood against the wall, and Dr. Fielding measured his height.
    â€œYou’re almost an inch taller than normal,” she said.
    From a metal shelf, she handed Ulf the pressure ball, a black rubber ball with a tube connected to a pressure gauge. Ulf squeezed the ball, and the dial on the gauge swung to the red zone.
    â€œGood,” Dr. Fielding said. “Your muscles are strengthening.”
    She pointed to the eye chart on the far wall. “Now read me the last line.”
    The letters were tiny.
    â€œJV R Q P L B,” Ulf read clearly.
    â€œPerfect vision,” Dr. Fielding said. “Your senses are sharpening. You can go up to the observatory and keep watch over the beast park. We’ll needyour eyes now that Orson’s not here.”
    â€œCan I go too?” a little voice asked. Tiana was sitting up on the ball of cotton wool.
    â€œUlf, will you look after Tiana?” Dr. Fielding asked. “I’ll be out in the Jeep if you need me. If you see anything suspicious, radio me straight away on my walkie-talkie.”
    Ulf gently picked Tiana up and headed outside. He placed her in a patch of sunshine at the foot of the observatory tower.
    â€œWait here a moment,” he said. “I just need to get something.”
    Ulf raced to his den and came back clutching The Book of Beasts .
    â€œWhat’s that for?” Tiana asked.
    â€œI’ll show you,” Ulf said, opening the door to the tower. He carried Tiana up the spiral staircase to the observatory at the top of Farraway Hall.

Chapter 17
    AT THE BOTTOM OF A PIT IN FURNACE WOODS , the big man Bone was leaning on a sledgehammer, wiping the sweat from his forehead. “Finished,” he called up.
    The small man Blud was looking down, wiping his nose with a red rag. “Is it secure?” he asked.
    Poking from the ground next to Bone’s foot was a huge metal ring. Bone kicked it, making sure it was firmly fastened. “That dragon won’t be going anywhere once she’s chained down.”
    With the sledgehammer over his shoulder, Bone climbed the tall ladder up the pit wall. All aroundthe top of the pit, wooden stakes were sticking out like spears. The big man clambered between them and pulled the ladder up. He stood on the edge of the pit, admiring his work.
    â€œThe Baron will be pleased,” Blud said.
    â€œWhat else is he getting?” Bone asked. “The dragon can’t fight itself.”
    Blud stuffed the red rag into his pocket. “Something from the RSPCB,” he said, sniggering.
    Just then, they heard the sound of a truck in the distance. It was coming through the woods.
    â€œQuick, hide!” Blud said.
    Blud and Bone grabbed their tools and the ladder and ran into the bushes.
    A large black truck drove into the clearing. It stopped, and Inspector Black jumped down from the driver’s seat. “We’re here, Mr. Orson,” he said, opening the back doors.
    The giant squeezed out of the truck and saw the