The dragon's name is Riptide and he is surprised to meet the dragonets. He tells them they aren't supposed to talk about the Talons of Peace or Webs, who is suspected of stealing Tsunami's egg. Tsunami really likes Riptide but he seems to have mixed reactions to her return. Even odder is when Riptide tells Tsunami that the fictional story of the missing princess is required reading in school. Tsunami makes the private observation that it isn't a historical document so it really shouldn't be. Riptide doesn't want to take Clay along with the others to the palace since the MudWing's are their enemies, but Tsunami insists. In the end it is decided that Clay and Sunny have to be blindfolded and Tsunami will lead Clay while Sunny will ride on Starflight's back. Tsunami wanted to carry Sunny and is a bit upset that Starflight seems to be trying to usurp her. Riptide leads them along and they run into a group of SeaWings led by Shark, the queens brother. He doesn't seem happy with Riptide or the discovery of Tsunami. However he says Tsunami can go to the palace but orders the other dragons put to death.
Tsunami forbids the dragons from attacking her friends and Shark allows that. Then they all go to the summer palace where they do have to swim for short bursts. Riptide allows Clay and Sunny to remove their blindfolds once they are underwater. Tsunami is impatient to get going and meet her mother and is thrilled once they reach the palace.
Tsunami announces to the SeaWings that she is their missing princess and is happy to meet them. Riptide keeps glancing at Shark. Tsunami asks Riptide where they can wait and he tells her, also telling her to bring her friends. Tsunami asks Riptide about the summer palace and he gives her some information on it. She sees her mother's throne and sees a small throne next to it. She wonders if the small throne is for her, kept by Queen Coral all these years in the hope that her daughter would return. Queen Coral arrives and with her is a small dragon attached to her by harness. In shock, Tsunami asks who that is and Riptide tells her it is her sister, Anemone.
Tsunami worries that Anemone might be an enemy when suddenly the queen throws herself on Tsunami, thrilled to have her missing daughter back home. When Queen Coral sees the other dragonets she orders them locked up. Tsunami begs her not to, but Coral insists it is for their own protection. Tsunami asks her friends to please comply and they grudgingly do.
Coral gifts Tsunami with her first treasure. Tsunami asks her mother if they can speak alone so Coral dismisses her council. She also sends Riptide, who she clearly does not like, away. Tsunami learns that Webs is Riptide's father so his bloodline is considered tainted. She also learns that Anemone is never allowed to leave their mother's side and Coral debates making a harness for Tsunami as well. They talk for a bit about Tsunami's life and Coral shows her around. Tsunami meets Whirlpool, who Coral thinks is fabulous and would make a wonderful king one day. Tsunami herself doesn't find Whirlpool that wonderful and she realizes Anemone feels the same. Next Moray comes in to report about a dead dragon. Tsunami is shocked the way Whirlpool and Moray talk to the queen and realizes Anemone also doesn't like them. Everyone rushes off to look at the dead dragon and Tsunami realizes it is Kestrel.
I have to agree with Tsunami and Anemone. Coral seems to be surrounding herself with a bunch of yes people who trip over themselves to tell her how wonderful she is. That doesn't really make for a good queen. If anything, it makes for an easily manipulated one.
Speaking of evil aides, Coral's brother, Shark, seems evil. I wonder if he is behind killing Coral's heirs so he can control his sister.
Meanwhile Riptide seems nice, despite Coral's feelings for him, and I wonder if he will be the Peril of this book - which in turn makes me wonder if every book will have a Peril... Especially since Tsunami seems to have feelings for Riptide after barely knowing him and Clay had very mixed feelings for Peril while barely knowing her.
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