Chapter 5 follows Carnassial as we are introduced to his own colony, called The Prowl, and where Carnassial lives. The Prowl is made up of a species of animals called "felids", which seem to resemble cats. They are omnivores, feeding on plants and insects. Carnassial and Panthera return to the Prowl, were they are greeted with great respect, as they are two of the best hunters. Carnassial claims that he might have destroyed the last saurian eggs, which is confirmed from reports that no more eggs have been found. The Prowl celebrates, and as Carnassial and the Prowl leader, Patriofelis, converse Carnassial reveals of his urges to kill and eat other beats, which is he reprimanded for, and told to stop.
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Chapter 6 follows Dusk, after the events of the previous day. The elders arrange for an expedition around their island in search of saurian eggs. Dusk and his sister, Slyph, decide to sneak off on their own in their own expedition against the wishes of their parents. During their little adventure, Dusk finally discovers that he can really fly (unlike the other Chiropters), which greatly elates his mood. This is short lived though, as this means he is even more different than everyone else in the colony. The chapter ends in a different way, suddenly following Carnassial, as he gives into his instincts, and kills another beast against the Prowl leader's wishes.
Throughout both chapters, I noticed that the story is similar in many ways to the novel, "The Giver", by Lois Lowry. In both novels, the characters seem to be living in a utopian society, where everything is perfect (or close to perfect), and where being different was highly discouraged, and looked down upon. This is interesting, as I noticed this fits with Northrope Fyre's theories, that literature comes from other literature (or from common conventions). I definitely noticed a bit of Fyre from reading these two chapters.
