Yes, it's me, Daine confirms, giving an extra push with her tail so the front half of her body rises out of the water. She can't really hold that height without moving backwards, though, and a moment later she flops back beneath the surface. And we're dreaming, she says as she returns to the boat and pokes her head back out of the water, so we should be safe enough. I've yet to come across anyone nasty.

She turns a little to examine Dana with first one eye, then the other. Are you all right?