Well, your shell is very interesting, I have never seen anything like that. But I am still not afraid of you.

[He's very pointed about this, and it's true; Temeraire is normally eighteen tons of dragon. He takes another look at the picture.]

Why is everything in that picture on fire? Is it a battle?

[He can't help but sound interested in this despite still being indignant that Bowser thought he'd be intimidated.]