he was not allowed to get down to his feet ; he was snatched at once and put on temeraire 's back , by the breastplate-chain , and then temeraire pushed himself up to his feet , just as a couple of courier-weights came bounding in urgently from the boundary-line of the camp , half-flying and half-leaping , and gasped out , `` temeraire , she has n't the watch-word , but - `` `` i do not need any silly watch-word , '' iskierka said , padding into the clearing , and coiled herself back on her hindquarters and snorted a thin stream of fire for emphasis , and the whole mess of the turkestan ferals came tumbling along behind her .