▁danger ously ▁on ▁board , ▁she ▁makes ▁it ▁safely ▁to ▁the ▁Dragon ▁Is le ▁and ▁meets ▁Ak hor , ▁the ▁mighty ▁silver - scale d ▁king ▁of ▁the ▁Kant ri ▁( known ▁to ▁humans ▁as ▁" drag ons "). ▁ ▁She ▁see ks ▁him ▁out ▁with ▁the ▁two ▁words ▁that ▁she ▁ut ters ▁on ▁instinct , ▁that ▁he ▁respect s ▁her ▁instantly ▁for ; ▁' My ▁brother ?' ▁ ▁Ak hor , ▁we ary ▁of ▁the ▁' fer rin sh ad ik ' ▁( a ▁long ing ▁to ▁know ▁the ▁mind ▁of ▁another ▁species , ▁similar ▁to ▁what ▁Lan en ▁herself ▁feels ), ▁reve als ▁himself , ▁and ▁disco vers ▁that ▁Lan en ▁alone ▁of ▁the ▁humans ▁( G ed ri ) ▁he ▁has ▁ever ▁known , ▁is ▁capable ▁of ▁hearing ▁and ▁rep lying ▁in ▁Tru es pe ech , ▁the ▁Kant ri ▁form ▁of ▁tele path y . ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁trait ▁all ▁the ▁Kant ri ▁share . ▁ ▁Lan en ▁comes ▁to ▁know ▁Ak hor , ▁and ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁since ▁the ▁Kant ri ▁depart ed ▁the ▁main land , ▁Kant ri ▁and ▁Ged ri ▁are ▁once ▁again ▁communic ating ▁with ▁one ▁another . ▁Their ▁meet ings ▁must ▁be ▁secret ▁and ▁both ▁must ▁break ▁the ▁rules ▁of ▁their ▁people ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁meet ▁with ▁each ▁other . ▁ ▁In ▁a ▁mad ly ▁short ▁time ▁they ▁fall ▁in ▁love , ▁knowing ▁even ▁as ▁it ▁happens ▁that ▁it ▁is ▁fol ly . ▁ ▁When ▁Lan en ▁is ▁hor rib ly ▁burn ed