That’s for you to decide.
Garrow sifted through a lot of names, but none of them fit. Then something hit him so he
continued talking to the dragon in his mind.
You are female, aren’t you?
Yes, my friend.
Are you Saphira?
Yes.
He realised that Saphira was the only one he could communicate with, so he chose her. He
asked her if she wanted to join her in saving the world, and told her his plan. She agreed and
started to jabber about it excitedly. It took Garrow a good deal of effort to calm her down. It was
then that Garrow felt the excitement and exhilaration of finding a dragon. But they could not
start right away.
Saphira was not yet strong enough to carry Garrow at that moment. But she had a sudden
grow spurt after a week. Two weeks passed, and Saphira started to breathe smoke though there
was no hint of flame. A few days later, Saphira was as big as Garrow’s body. One more week later,
she was able to breathe fire, which was a sign of maturity. Garrow then asked:
Where should we go?
The Amazon forest, the largest forest in the world, and California with all the tall trees
and redwood.
Let’s go to California first.
Okay.
As they skimmed over mountains, they saw many trees, and Saphira uprooted them and
planted them in the Southern side of the Gobi Desert. They then went to California for redwoods,
the tallest trees in the world. Afterwards, they went to the Amazon forest for stronger trees.
Sometimes, Saphira went for the smaller, younger trees, and she was able to carry four. But when
they chose the really large ones, she could only carry one. Soon, there was a giant wall on the
south of the Desert – with all kinds of trees from all around the world – and the solid wall blocked
the sandstorm like a fly being swatted away.
Garrow had a new name – Garrow the Hero. And the wall Saphira and he built soon became a
dense forest, guarding the Gobi Desert. Garrow gave a call, and all known elves migrated to this
giant forest. Under his leadership, all the elves helped in keeping the plantation healthy. The elves
called it the Guarding Forest, but the name was soon forgotten. Now it is known as the Green
Wall of China.
