Dusk and his colony finally reaches the new home he has found for them. Life, although greatly changed from what has happened, begins to return to normal. New leaders and elders are appointed, and Dusk is officially accepted by his colony for his actions. Chimera returns though, and talks to Dusk. She convinces him to go and live in her colony with her, because although the colony accepts Dusk now, they still view him as different. The book finally ends, with Dusk leaving his colony to live with Chimera's colony.
Finally, the book is over. Like I said in the previous blog post, this story relates very well to Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, and Primary and Secondary concerns. This is shown in the very last chapter, as Dusk expresses a desire to belong to a group, finally giving into his internal desires, and goes to live with the colony of bats, as they are called. Part of what contributed to his decision was also the fact that Slyph would not be able to live with Dusk forever. She would eventually mate, and have her own things to deal with. Dusk, being different, would not be able to mate within his colony. He would become very lonely, with no companion to satisfy his need of love. This shows how he desired the need for love and companionship.
