`` Just let me get at you ! '' `` It 's me , '' answered the prince . It was the first time he had forgotten his grammar , but he was terribly excited . `` What do you want ? '' grunted the beast . `` I wish I could see you '' ; and , horrible to relate , he rose on a pair of wide , flaming wings , and came right at the prince , guided by the sound of his voice . Now , the prince had never heard that Firedrakes could fly ; indeed , he had never believed in them at all , till the night before . For a moment he was numb with terror ; then he flew down like a stone to the very bottom of the hill , and shouted : `` Hi ! '' `` Well , '' grunted the Firedrake , `` what 's the matter ? Why ca n't you give a civil answer to a civil question ? '' `` Will you go back to your hole and swear , on your honour as a Firedrake , to listen quietly ? '' `` On my sacred word of honour , '' said the beast , casually scorching an eagle that flew by into ashes . The cinders fell , jingling and crackling , round the prince in a little shower . Then the Firedrake dived back , with an awful splash of flame , and the mountain roared round him . The prince now flew high above him , and cried : `` A message from the Remora . He says you are afraid to fight him . '' `` Do n't know him , '' grunted the Firedrake . `` He sends you his glove , '' said Prince Prigio , `` as a challenge to mortal combat , till death do you part . '' Then he dropped his own glove into the fiery lake . `` Does he ? ''
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