Point of View

The novel is written in third-person, but limited to Tsunami's perspective. The limitation means the reader does not know any information that Tsunami does not have. For example, the other four dragonets are taken away soon after the five arrive in the Summer Palace. Coral assures Tsunami the four are comfortable with a place to sleep and food. Tsunami does not see them for an entire day while she is busy with other things. When a storm begins, she rushes to find them and discovers Clay is chained in a chamber that is rapidly flooding. All four are in danger because they refuse to leave him. Tsunami did not know the situation, meaning the reader also did not know, though the tone hints that something is amiss. There is another limitation created by the fact that SeaWing dragons know a language called Aquatic. They are...