"Ryuujin!" The Dragon Queen appeared in her consort's undersea palace. Susu leapt to the ground as his mother landed, flaming. He scuttled away from the horrendous, indiscriminate, terrifying fire only to be swept up in his father's tail and tucked, prudently, behind his Majesty's throne.

"What is it?" the Dragon King said petulantly. "Don't do that in here. The fish don't like it. It gets too hot."

"You have the whole place encased in air," Rizantona pointed out, unleashing ...