Chapter 6 The Dragon King
Chapter 6 The Dragon King
The oxcart bumped across the wooden bridge that crossed over a moat.
Then it passed guards standing by giant wooden gates.
"Are the gates ever closed?" Jack asked.
"Oh, yes, every day at sunset," said the scholar.
"When the gong sounds, the gates close. The bridge comes up. And the city is sealed shut for the night."
"I guess visitors have to leave before that happens," Annie said.
"Or they'll be stuck here for the whole night. Right?"
