Thankfully none of the girls had gone past ankle deep, and they quickly turned around and escaped back to the beach, taking the horses with them.
Miro looked back at Delphi with what she read as resignation, and she nodded firmly at him; get rid of them. He blinked enigmatically back at her.
The dragons retreated into the shallowest water lapping the lake's edge before making their stand against the tubiàn, forcing them to emerge from the deep water.
"Rakali," breathed Feifei.
"What are they Feifei?" asked Ruby.
"They're a native water rat."
"Grown really, really big," said Lili.
"I wonder if you can control these ones Delphi. Do you know if your ancestor helped make them?" asked Loveday.
