The dragonets realize the movement comes from a small creature. A scavenger bursts through the trees carrying a weapon that looks like “a giant dragon’s claw” and a “bulky sack” (89). Excited to see their first real scavenger, they watch it scream and fret while they debate eating it. Tsunami observes that a creature so small could have only killed SandWing Queen Oasis in “some kind of unlucky accident” (90). Tsunami votes that Clay should eat it since the scavengers are the reason they are even at war.

While the scavenger runs around, Tsunami and Clay open the sack to find it filled with treasure: loose diamonds and rubies, and a medallion. They wonder aloud if they can keep it. An orange SkyWing dragon drops down silently behind them and says they can keep it if they want to fight her for it which she “wouldn’t advise” (91).

The dragon bites off the scavenger’s head and spits it out, complaining that “thieves are always trying to steal [her] beautiful treasure. And then they aren’t even delicious when [she] catch[es] them” (91). She moves through the pool of blood examine Tsunami and Clay more closely. Clay is increasingly nervous that they’ve stumbled into someone important.