Frightful was an excellent hunter who rarely missed. The food was shared. Their lives depended on each other. She must find Sam again now.
-- Narrator (Frightful Takes Off paragraph 5)

Importance: At the beginning of the novel, Frightful has been kidnapped and freed, and later allowed to remain free by Sam. Frightful’s sole focus at the beginning of the novel is to return home, to Sam. She and Sam have a symbiotic relationship where they depend on each other, and Frightful first believes that they need each other to survive. This demonstrates just how desperately Frightful wants to return to Sam.

Drum was a survivor.
-- Narrator (The Eyases Get on Wing paragraph 7)

Importance: As Frightful tends to the motherless eyases of Chup, she comes to discover that, for Drum being small and loving of his parents, he is tougher than he lets on. His ability to survive serves as an unintended motivator for Frightful. If tiny Drum can survive, so can she.

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-- Narrator (Frightful Finds the Enemy paragraph 10)