7 Quotes by Derek Hart

Caladfwlch is ‘hard lightning’ in Welsh. The silly French dubbed the blade Excalibur.

Thaddeus Osbert sat in the middle of my office, scrunched over so he could fit. He looked me right in the eye and said, “So, I understand you believe in dragons.” I nodded. He sat back and studied me for a minute or two, before uttering, “Yes, you’ll do.

Allow me to introduce myself. I am Thaddeus Osbert, son of Kenelm Osbert, protector of the House of Kane.

As a wee two hundred-year-old, I decided the south of England was much to my liking. A wee bit warmer and I prefer barbecuing my English sheep.

Every day at 4:00 PM, Thaddeus Osbert serves tea. After all, he is a very proper dragon. Two lumps, milk not cream. He hums while playing mother. I so enjoy that time together. His guests are fascinating and we often discuss impossible things.

Dragons appear to those who believe, and only then if we wish.

Did I go out of my way looking for trouble, you ask. Well, not exactly. Perhaps it was the inner voice that warned me that someday I would write it all down, so it better be entertaining.