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Luke took his logs and cut them into pieces, putting all his rage in them.

"Emily, forgive me, but I'd like to chop the wood alone if you don't mind, I have to assimilate what you just taught me.

If you're still hungry, you'll help yourself to the fridge!"

CHAK! CHAK! CHAK!

I tried to stand on my hind legs and leaning on my tail. It was working.

When everyone was awake, I had made more coffee, prepared the milk and set the table.

Then I would stand more or less upright, with my neck a little bent to have less height and not to hit the doorframe.

Breakfast went well and then Celine said to me,

"Come on, let's get you dressed."

We started with the loincloth, which she adjusted and fitted with a beautiful leather belt.

Then we made the stencils to make my mane a little like the Indian feathers.

She tied me up with deer strips and spent the morning making me.

She had boxes with stones of all colours, buttons, laces and all kinds of items to make handmade jewellery.

As temporary gaiters, I was put on fabric strips decorated with scoubidous.

I looked like a Pocahontas lizard.

Then it was the veil of mouth. With that I looked like the princess of a thousand and one nights transformed into a red crocodile....

Celine: "Come with me and take the jug. We'll see the next farmer and introduce you to the village, neighbor by neighbor."

Then we went up the street and passed in front of the church.

Celine put a picture of me on the information board.

"Hello, it's me, Emily. I survived my illness but my appearance has changed dramatically.

Don't be afraid, I'm still Luc's niece even if my skin is red."

We arrived behind the church and there was a square with a monument to the Virgin Mary and in front of it, a farm. We entered and the dog that usually partied came in, his tail between his legs.

The old retired couple still made milk, cream and farm cheese.

The smell didn't mark Celine, but I did!

Everything was amplified but after a while, I waited before entering.

"Jeannette? Are you there? Are you there? It's me Celine!"

"Ah, Celine, come in... you want a cup of coffee?"

Then she entered the courtyard of her farm to welcome us.

I was holding the empty aluminium jugs.

"Has the little girl arrived??? What a horrible story... Come in!"

Then she saw me, hidden by Celine

AH! (Shock)

(It must have been the fear of reptiles and snakes...)

"Is that Emily? Is your name Emily?"

"Yes, my name is Emilie. I'm sorry if I frighten you, but Celine has done everything to make me a little human..."

Discreetly, Jeannette went to the other end of the table to keep as much distance as possible between her and me.

There's no point in rushing.

"Jeanne, I'm sorry to scare you, but I promise to behave myself. I dropped the jugs off at the entrance to the stable. I didn't dare go any further, I didn't want to scare your cows or make the milk go sour."

"It's nothing, my child, but, forgive me, I'm old and it's hard. I've seen your claws and I'm very scared, don't blame me."

I waited and Celine winked at me and she came to give me a kiss in front of Jeanne.

The jug was brought back on foot and children my age were riding bicycles and began to turn around me.

"Oh, look at this Manu!, this is a dragon!"

Dring dring made the bike by turning around us

"Yes, you're right, and he wears milk jugs, let's go see!"

The children followed me and saw me come home with my jugs.

How I wanted to go play with them!

Luc and Godfather were discussing weapons and the Taliban and I immediately knew that they were weapons... But I collapsed in the living room crying.....

Celine came running in:

"Why are you crying, sweetheart?"

"I want to play outside but I'm afraid of others....... With the look... I'd like to be human again...!"

Godfather sat down: "Come on, my dear, come on, get a grip.

It's true that some will hate you, but others will be your friends.

Look at me: I used to run 500 workers or I used to work. Do you think only one of them loved me? NONE. And you see me crying after that? You have us and that's what matters.

You know what? I'll tell you what."

Godfather called Luc:

"LUC, come here a minute! Look, it can't wait any longer... We're going to the commune now for her passport photo. She needs to have her papers and we have to leave her alone if she wants to walk outside! I have a good knowledge of the laws and I can take care of her defense if she gets in trouble!

Come on, Pupuce, put on your veil and cape and we're going to the town now. The rest can wait. We'll take care of it. You're a child and it's not up to you to defend yourself but adults!"

We all jumped in the van and went to the Houffalize administration office.

There was no-one in the waiting room and we immediately proceeded to the photo booth.

I had a dragon's head....

I was given my identity card, the documents for the hospital, the transplant treatment and finally the transplant of exotic organs (signed by Chlaks).

The mayor was called because she claimed to be incompetent, but he was a fishing buddy of Georges, my godfather.

‘Hi Georges, what are you doing here? Are you playing a joke on me?

Godfather : ‘No, not at all, my little niece who lives with us, you know my sister and her mother fell in the cable car. She lives with us now.’

Bourmestre: ‘But she wasn't seriously ill, I remember, and she...’

Godfather, cutting him off: ‘No, she's here. She went abroad for an unrecognised treatment, but she was able to recover, even though the effects were devastating. Her body mutated because of a genetic error. How do I explain it to you, the dna has reversed and she's gone back to the time of the dinosaurs but she's got all her wits about her and she's hiding under the veil. ’

The mayor got a little annoyed: ‘Georges, you're going too far, you want to give poor Emilie's identity? to that?’ Showing him the photo.

Me, in the waiting room: ‘Hum, Monsieur le Bourgmestre, ’Ca! It's me, Emilie!

And I took off my cape and he could see me!

Bourgmestre : Ah (Shocked) ‘Sorry, I didn't know! ..No, it's a mask, is that a joke?’.

Me: ‘No, I'm alive and well Emilie..’

The mayor: ‘So tell me, what did your godfather win at the tombola 4 years ago?’

‘A grey Audi A5 sports car! But he gave it to Mum because Godfather can't drive.’

The burgomaster hugged me: ‘I'm sorry I doubted you, my little one.

Show yourself without fear.

You look like a beautiful dragon!

Can you fly?

‘Yes! Isn't that great?’

‘Yes, yes, if it makes you happy, then yes.’

And why do you need these papers?

‘I'd like to lead a normal life and be able to play with my friends without getting into trouble and have my rights respected! I want to stay with Auntie and not be locked up just because of my head and my scales...’

The burgomaster had tears in his eyes.

He signed the papers and I had my official identity card! I was officially human, dragonified, but human.

So I could inherit and manage my own affairs.

Bourgmestre: ‘And what would you like to do in the future?

‘I don't know, something that's not too scary and in the countryside. But I'd like to go back to school...’.

We went out again and asked for a hunting licence.

The burgomaster gave me the licence, he'd understood: ‘Read the regulations anyway. Don't eat protected species’.

I hopped out of the building.

I'll be able to go out in the open air and not have to hide!

Céline made me a little handbag like all the girls have, but made of strong leather and with a soft plastic window to show my address, my papers and the extracts from my birth certificate.

In principle, I should be left in peace.

Luc showed my papers to the village warden and a copy was shown to the church valves, where all the official information for the village was kept.

We had a barbecue and I lit it! SWIISH! the embers always take well!

Then came the weekend and I had to fly to Achouffe.

I knew where I had to go, hanging my head, demotivated.

I had so much fun this week that I didn't see the time go by.

It was Friday evening and I hadn't even turned on the TV yet... I took some crisps with me but I kept a copy of my papers and my loincloth.

I arrived near the fairy circle and there was a rockfall, but it was an illusion.

I passed into the long, wide, deep cave from which an ancient river used to flow, but which is now dry.

With my infrared eyes, I could see Mum all sad on a nest, brooding.

As soon as she sensed my presence, I saw her eyes light up again and she rushed towards me.

‘Are you all right? They didn't do anything to you? You smell of chemicals! And what are you wearing?’

Mum! Everything's fine with me. I've even got my papers in order and I can even go shopping in town!

Come and have a hug,’ she asked me.

I came back to Mother and we hugged.

‘I've missed you all week,’ she complained.

Rudia: ‘On the other hand, I can see that you don't seem very happy to see me again... my eyes never deceive me.’

Me: ‘Let's just say the week went by too quickly and I ate lasagne and all sorts of snacks that I love! Here, I brought you some crisps! XXL size’.

Mother snatched up the packet in a flash.

‘MMM, not bad when they're fresh!

I spent the night with Mum under her wing, but I looked at my tablet and created my Facebook profile.

Obviously this irritated Rudia, but she had to cut me some slack if our relationship wasn't to go sour.

Then, in the middle of the night, she woke me up.

Ruby, come on, we'll train you!

I turn around and the cave is gone. No entrance!

It is night in the valley.

No mommy!

I decide to fly away and return to Mount but not a single light!

as if time had stopped.

The only light was on the side of the fairy valley road. Light from the public lighting pylon.

I landed again in the valley, in the parking lot before sinking along the path.

I switched to infrared mode and saw several animals forming a circle around me!

Big boars! Then I saw that their eyes were red and emitting light.

MOTHER??? MAMANN? Where are you?

MOTHER??? I'm scared! I'm scared!

I didn't have any grenades or my dragunov!

The wind was gathering me to the ground! like an invisible force.

I had to fight against rabid wild boars! And certainly buffed!

I had claws, claws and my breath but they were very big! and had huge defenses!