Aqua smiled to herself, pretending not to notice her baby’s chirp or the flash of movement—like water in a running stream—from the corner of her eye. Humming to herself as she feigned ignorance, she fell back with a gleeful, indulgent laugh when the little creature playfully pounced her.

“That’s right!” she praised the baby Stealth Sneak. “You got me! What a little scamp you are!” The lizard chirruped happily, and then one scaled mouth pushed questingly at her chest. With a resigned smile, Master Aqua pulled up her top…