Sunday, October 13, 2019

the dark secret: part five

Mastermind has been tasked by the queen to find a cure for Flame. He is annoyed with this since he needs to make the venom proof helmets for the attack in two days. As they talk Starflight realizes just how much his father doesn't know about the venom. He realizes that by keeping themselves separate the NightWings might be incredibly smart and mysterious but they are lacking basic knowledge. Mastermind wonders if they should ask Blister for information on curing Flame, but he knows that knowledge will have a high price. Starflight debates whether or not he should tell Mastermind the cure. Just as he decides to guards show up to bring Mastermind to the council chambers -  capturing Tsunami was a failure. Starflight decides to follow and hopes no one notices him. When they reach the chambers everyone is arguing over when they should attack. Eventually Greatness speaks. The attack will happen that night.

Starflight dashes back to his room but finds the dreamvisitor missing. Panicking, he confides everything in Fatespeaker, who decided they need to act now. They debate how to get through the tunnel to the RainWings when an idea strikes Starflight. They go find Flame, convince him to leave, and head to the tunnel.

The three of them head to the tunnel where they convince the guards that Battlewinner sent them because Flame is about to die if they don't get him the cure. The guards let them through and they make it to the rainforest. Flame is taken to the medical dragons and Starflight makes his report to Glory. Sunny arrives.

Starflight is thrilled to see Sunny, but Fatespeaker is hostile. However, as they talk they quickly become friends. Glory finds the whole situation amusing but Starflight finds it uncomfortable - but he doesn't understand why. Everyone meets up to discuss possible battle attacks but neither Glory or Grandeur think the RainWings will use their venom as a weapon, even in self defense. Sunny has an idea but everyone keeps talking over her. She whispers it to Clay who loudly announces her idea to use the sleeping darts. Everyone loves her idea and a plan quickly takes form.

Starflight confesses his love to Sunny but she is unsure what to say or do. Starflight tells her that is okay then he leaves with the attack force which consists of RainWings, himself, and Fatespeaker. In the NightWing kingdom the invisible RainWings knock out everyone they see and rescue all the prisoners (except for Deathbringer and Splendor who are kept in another area). Glory then takes Starflight with her to confront queen Battlewinner.

I have to say I feel foolish. Sleeping darts never even occurred to me! Even after Glory tried to convince herself that they were a secret war weapon in the previous book! Sometimes Sunny has the best (non violent) ideas.

As for the Starflight/Fatespeaker/Sunny love triangle... I think it is pretty obvious that Fatespeaker is in love with Starflight and Sunny is not. I also think now that Starflight has finally confessed his love to Sunny he isn't in love with her anymore. I wonder when he will realize it is Fatespeaker he actually has feelings for? I suspect, however, that Glory might have figured all of this out.

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