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Dragon Rider
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Chapters 19-27Chapter Summaries & Analyses
Content Warning: This section of the guide includes discussion of graphic violence.
Chapter 19 Summary: “The Signpost”
Firedrake and the others reach the ravine that will lead them to the djinn. They fly low for a closer look, but sand-elves swarm the area and block the signs. They fly through the swarm, and the butterfly-sized elves blow sleeping dust in their faces. Twigleg disperses the sand-elves with a spell, and soon, the group finds the sign that will take them to the djinn.
Chapter 20 Summary: “The Djinn’s Ravine”
At the bottom of the ravine, they find the abandoned car. As instructed, Ben honks the horn once and steps back to wait. Suddenly, blue smoke billows out of the car, and the djinn appears. His body is covered in eyes, each showing a different image. The djinn is surprised to see a dragon with a human companion. Ben asks: “Where does the Rim of Heaven lie?” (215).
The djinn asks if Ben wants to know for himself or for his friends. Ben says he is asking for Firedrake, and the djinn is delighted. Many have asked him for the location of the Rim of Heaven, but this is the first time someone has asked not out of greed but for someone else’s sake.
