The Wind Through the Keyhole, pages 109-128 Summary

Long ago, Tim lived with his parents, Nell and Big Jack Ross, in the village of Tree, located at the edge of the dangerous Endless Forest where many deadly creatures lived. Big Ross always joked about leaving Tim his hand ax, his lucky coin, his place and his plot, and Tim slept knowing he was loved and had a place in the world. Unfortunately, the good years never last long; when Tim is eleven years old, Big Ross and his partner, Big Kells, travel down the Ironwood Trail into the Endless Forest, and only Kells returns, speaking one word: dragon. Tim loses his dad along with his ax and his lucky coin, and he knows that soon he will lose his plot and place in the world as well. Tim studies...