After Dusk's encounter with Sylph, he finds his only companion within the colony was now shunning him too. Dusk goes off into the forest by himself, where he once again meets Teryx, who tries to explain what the birds had done. Teryx then reveals to Dusk all of the things that had been happening on the mainland, regarding Carnassial and his prowl, and warns Dusk that they may cross a land bridge onto their island. Dusk tells his father, who ignores him. Late at night, dusk hears some strange noises, and goes to investigate. He discovers paw prints leading to the island, and hurries back to inform his father.
The next chapter follows Carnassial and his prowl as they begin exploring the new island that they just arrived at. They find a giant sequoia tree with chiropters on it, and scheme to hunt the chiropters. The chapter then goes back to Dusk, as he tries to convince his father of what he has found. His father believes him, but feels they are under no threat as the felids are the allies of the chiropters (as conditioned in the pact). He is proven wrong, as their tree is infiltrated by the felids. After a frenzy of panic and fear, during which the chiropters attempted to escape the felids, the chiropters find refuge in a different tree. During the attack, many chiropters lost their lives, including Dusk's mother, Mistral.
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| A felid hunting chiropters |
Throughout these chapters, I once again noticed that Dusk was continually deprived of his need to belong to a group. Although he was still loved by his family, he did not feel a part of the colony. His feelings of loneliness were multiplied, when even Slyph shunned him. Carnassial, on the other hand, seemed to have his needs over satisfied, as feeding on creatures on the ground was not enough for him. He decided to go to the island where he planned to hunt every creature there, and take over the island. He clearly lusted for power, as his needs became over satisfied.
