# XV: Dragon Slayer explained — Storm Over Warlock

> Chapter companion for Storm Over Warlock by Andre Norton.

## What happens

Shann and Thorvald discuss the Wyverns' control disks and the possibility of mental manipulation. Shann battles a fork-tail beast, aided by the sudden arrival of his wolverines Taggi and Togi. After the fight, he awakens in a Wyvern city, where Thorvald explains that the Wyverns can transport beings by 'wishing'—a power tied to their disks.

## Themes in this chapter

### Alien Contact and Communication

Shann and Thorvald grapple with the Wyverns' mind-control disks and the ability to teleport by 'wishing,' highlighting the challenges of understanding alien powers.

### Human-Animal Bond

Taggi and Togi arrive to help Shann in battle, demonstrating a deep, almost telepathic connection with the wolverines.

## Character check-ins

### Shann Lantee

Fights a fork-tail beast, uses a knife instead of a stunner, and later learns about Wyvern mind control.

### Ragnar Thorvald

Discusses Wyvern disks and mental control with Shann; explains the 'wishing' transport mechanism.

### Taggi

Arrives with Togi to aid Shann in the fork-tail battle; attacks the beast.

### Togi

Joins Taggi in the fight, biting and clinging to the fork-tail's tail to immobilize it.

### Wyverns

Wyverns use control disks; Shann and Thorvald are transported to a Wyvern city via 'wishing'.

## Key lines

> How much do they control us? ... What can they do?

Shann wonders to what extent the Wyverns can manipulate human minds.

_Reflects Shann's growing concern about mental domination._

> By wishing.

Thorvald explains that the Wyverns transported them by the power of desire, using their disks.

_Reveals the mechanism of Wyvern teleportation._

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