(The one time they had tried to use a conch to amplify Flounder’s voice had just been a disaster. He had sounded ridiculous.) In a perfect world, her sisters would be the ones doing it. Those who grew up with her and had similar voices could speak more easily for her—and since they were princesses themselves, everyone was more likely to listen. But it was too much like work. And the one thing her sisters tended to avoid—more than the advances of unwanted suitors—was work.

