It's 3:30 am. Five hours after I just "glanced' at the opening few paragraphs. I intended to save it to my hard drive and read it tomorrow (which is now, of course, today) There was no possible way to put it down, I was well and thoroughly hooked for the duration.
I loved this, absolutely canon compliant, but so original. I want a firedrake egg so badly. It even made me forget that it's been 22 months and 6 days since you posted Book Four of a A Two-Edged Sword. But, who keeps track of those things anyway, when presented with such a marvelous tale as Norbert et Chloƫ? This was perfect!!!