chapter 13 it was not his fault , of course , but temeraire conceded that his announcement had disrupted the ceremony beyond repair : the dragons of the incan court were all sitting up and watching the oncoming dragons warily , paying hammond 's attempts to resume his speechmaking no attention , and maila had reared up on his hind legs and put a foreleg on the inca 's podium as though he meant to snatch her up and go at once .