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Why is someone so intent upon harming the young lad named Arthur, the younger son of an obscure British nobleman? And why has Merlin the Wizard begun to take such an interest in Arthur and his brother Kei? And the biggest why of all -- why has Uther Pendragon, the High King of Britain, and his beautiful wife Queen Igraine, made a surprise visit to the Red Castle, where young Arthur and his beloved dog Cabal live?

Why is someone so intent upon harming the young lad named Arthur, the younger son of an obscure British nobleman? And why has Merlin the Wizard begun to take such a keen interest in young Arthur, his dog Cabal, and Arthur's older brother Kei? And the biggest why of all -- why has Uther Pendragon, the High King of Britain, made a surprise visit to the Red Castle, where Arthur and his family live?

Arthur, the younger son of a minor British nobleman, receives vital help from Merlin and Arthur's dog Cabal, and survives a series of attempts on his life, in the process proving himself qualified to become Britain's new High King. The Dragon Stone is the first in the series of four delightful books for middle-school readers "relating the adventures and noble deeds of Cabal, King Arthur's dog, as told by Cabal himself".