...Ranma is in the middle of the dojo. His father and Soun are
watching him curiously.)

Ranma: Dad! Something's after me! Help!

Genma and Soun: If we feed you to it, we'll be saved.

Frito: Even knowin' what da shadow is, I still ain't sure what dis is
supposed ta mean.

	I took this to mean that Soun and Genma want to ensure that Ranma and
Akane get married, so that they can fulfill the vow they made.

-- 
"I will chide no breather in the world but myself,                 _____
 against whom I know most faults." - As You Like It         |_____|_____
                                     Act 3, Scene 2    _____|     |
            Julian Fong: fong_jh@sunset.bph.jhu.edu