Morrowseer arrives, appearing cruel and imposing. To Clay and the other dragonets, Morrowseer is even more frightening than Kestrel. Morrowseer sneers at Glory and to Sunny he says, “Don’t you eat? What’s wrong with you?” (36). The other dragonets come to their defense, despite their fear. Clay is surprised that even Starflight speaks up, since his usual response to feeling threatened or afraid is to stand as still as possible.

When they stand up for one another, Morrowseer attacks Tsunami, who fights back fiercely. Clay and Sunny both rush to help her. Morrowseer looks approvingly at Clay and Tsunami, and insinuates approval for Starflight as well, saying, “I assume you used your NightWing powers to figure out that I wasn’t going to harm the SeaWing” (40). He takes Starflight into another room to have a private conversation. The minders turn on Tsunami as soon as he leaves the room, berating her for complaining about her captivity to Morrowseer. The guardians explain they are doing everything they can to keep the dragonets alive, which means keeping them hidden from countless

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