Part Four Marginalia

<br>Consists of three separate pages: <br>Page 1: <br>"Part Four Marginalia. The happy hatchling tackles Mervin, who is also happy he is not dead. The doorway to the dragon's home grows dark. Top-Heavy Hero blocks the sunlight and barely fits inside the doorframe. Top-Heavy Hero charges toward the dragon. Mervin has his tattered hat back on, and he stands in front of the mother and holds his hands out to stop the hero. The hero launches himself onto the dragon's head and pulls back one of her eyelids while swinging a punch. The dragon gets Top-Heavy Hero in her mouth and starts to clamp down. Mervin hustles to the rescue. Mervin stands in the dragon's mouth with the hero and folds his arms, disappointed in his friends. Now outside the dragon's mouth, Top-Heavy Hero sits on one side of Mervin and the dragon lowers her head on the other side. Mervin holds a palm out to each of them and has his mouth wide open to deliver a lecture, probably one about using our words." <br>Page 2: <br>"The dragon soars through the air. Her hatchling floats near her head, and Mervin perches on her skull above her eyes. The Lady of the Lake sits astride the dragon's neck, and Top-Heavy Hero clings to the dragon's tail. Later, Mervin wears a hard hat and stands atop a large table where some architectural plans are laid out. The Lady of the Lake points to some relevant details on the plan. Top-Heavy Hero doesn't know what his girlfriend is talking about, and the reformed egg hunters rest their overly large noses on the table. In the distance, the dragon hoists a large net full of lumber. Nommy, the monstrous book from before, chants arcane words and wiggles the remaining links of its chain. Nearby, skeletons rise from the soil. One stretches its arms above its skull and yawns. The Lady of the Lake plunges her arm into a small bucket of water, which must be deeper than it appears because her whole arm fits inside. Later, three skeletons wield different building tools: a saw, a pair of hammers, and a sledgehammer. The Lady of the Lake pulls another saw from her bucket of water to give to a fourth skeleton. Other skeletons line up to get their tools from her." <br>Page 3: <br>"Everyone pitches in. Top-Heavy Hero hauls planed wooden boards. One skeleton uses a wheelbarrow to transport bricks. The chef uses mortar to make a tidy brick wall, and one of the adventurers hammers a bit of metal at an anvil. Two skeletons hold up a wooden wall frame, which Mervin inspects. The dragon carries the lumber frame for a roof. Later, they have a barbecue. The dragon heats the grill, which the chef oversees. Mervin waves a bubble wand and the hatchling floats among the bubbles. The three adventurers play chess, and the Lady of the Lake does a plein air painting of Top-Heavy Hero, who lounges against a tree and reads a large book. At the end, Mervin waves to you, the reader. His wizard hat is patched in various places. This wasn't the adventure he planned, but it's easy to tell he's thrilled with it." <br>(Alt-text description from the epub source)