"There wasn't anyone around to say we couldn't!" Iskierka says defensively. "And anyway, I would have put him back, if we hadn't gotten lost, and if his dragon had even come back to where I found him in the first place."

if May sees anyone she wants to keep as a pet she will try to get permission from their present dragon

"You were too careless, you mean," says Palta severely. "You will need to see the governor about that. It is a crime, you know."

Hammond frowns. Well, at least the governor will be able to point them to Cusco.

"What is the usual handling of this crime?"

You go to the governor and they decide what to do. Usually this involves making you give back the person in question, and possibly making some restitution to the dragon. If you refuse to give them back there might be more consequences, Palta is not sure what.

Good that it's not like a death penalty offense or anything. No further urgent questions.

They arrive at Talcahuano, after several days of flying, and discover that the governor of the province is a dragon. 

"You have stolen this man from Tupay. Will you return him, with recompense for her trouble?"

>:(

May is momentarily startled that the governor is a dragon but not really surprised, given the cultural structure.

How does Tupay's guy feel about all this?

"You promised to return me to my family."

"You weren't even watching him that closely! You can't want him back that much," she says to Tupay.

Hammond does not translate this.