Snapper is a very happy little apple. She wags her tail furiously at all the attention, and her noises almost sound like a song. Her trainer and her big dragon pal are here! This is great. She's gonna ham it up for some more treats.

Seto smiles as he watches the two of them, humming a soft noise of agreement. All right. He's fine with being the second favorite right now. He listens patiently to Esteban's description of his grandfather and immediately decides: hey, that's not so bad. Might be fun, actually.

"I still love flying," he insists. "I think I could brave the dark, if he'd let me. You just...have to trust that you won't be dropped to your death, and I think I'm a little better at extending trust than I used to be."