As the chaos within the hollowed tree trunk began to die down, Dusk and Sylph, separated from their colony, attempt to find them. Dusk soon finds the colony, somehow miraculously regrouped, and plans to meet them at a nearby tree after he went back and got Sylph. Dusk and Sylph though, end up lost as they try to find their colony again. They are then found by Carniassial and the hyaenadons, and attempt to hide in a large saurian skeleton they find.
The next chapter continues with their escape from Carnassial. They find themselves in a cave, where there were saurian eggs that were laid by an adult saurian which was dead. Dusk and Sylph argue whether or not to destroy the eggs, after which Dusk finally agrees. Just as they are about to destroy the eggs though, Carnassial and Panthera arrive. Dusk and Sylph barely make it out of the cave alive, as they were saved by the saurian as it attacked Carnassial, and killed Panthera, just as Dusk and Sylph themselves were being attacked by Carnassial and Panthera.
With the book reaching it's climax, and near its end, I can't help but think about how well this book relates to Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, and Secondary and Primary Concerns. Everything from the characters' desires for safety and security (evident in their constant struggle to find a suitable and safe home), Dusk's desire to fit in with the others and belong to a group, to what happens when our needs are over satisfied. With just one more chapter to go, I feel excited to finish the book.
