Shade and Frieda are told by the messenger that the owls are coming to Tree Haven with fire.
Shade
Go tell the others that we have to evacuate.
Frieda
Shade went to alert everyone that they have to evacuate.
It's my fault that the owls are here.
Shade
If the bats don't sacrifice Shade, they're going to burn down Tree Haven.
Ariel
Frieda
No one will take the boy, or anyone else.
They can take me instead.
Brutus
He broke the law, and now he will be punished.
Bathsheba
Frieda
I'm not risking anyone. We've made our final choice.
The law is the law. Let's just sacrifice Shade so nobody else gets hurt.
Brutus
You've made an unwise decision.
The owls burnt down Tree Haven.
Frieda and Bathsheba's argument
Bathsheba
You have betrayed us, Frieda! You let our home burn to the ground! Who still wants Frieda as the leader?! Speak!
We have suffered a terrible loss tonight. Our nursery roost for hundreds of years has been burnt down. We have a long journey ahead of us. Thankfully, we haven't lost a single member .
Frieda
Later, they all travelled to the Hibernaculum.
It was nighttime, and Shade was talking to his mom, Ariel.
Everybody is going to hate me now.
Shade
Ariel
They'll get over it.
It's not your fault.
Frieda took me to the echo chamber, and I heard the story of the Great Battle of the Birds and Beasts.
My father did though, didn't he?
Shade
Ariel
Frieda told you, didn't she? Maybe the stories are true, and we didn't fear the creatures, who knows?
Not many bats pay attention to those stories nowadays.
A little bit, I guess.
Shade
Ariel
If you want, I can sing you the route we'll take, and some of the landmarks. Close your eyes and concentrate.
Are you worried about the trip to the south?
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Ariel sings the route to Shade, and he sees a tall tower, and a white wolf.
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Shade
Ariel
I think so. I saw a big tall tower and a white wolf.. But I don't understand. What do you they mean?
Shade
Ariel
I will explain to you tomorrow night, but the best thing is to remember the pictures. We should get some sleep.