Colors

Colors are a symbol of a dragon's tribe, and there are additional pieces of symbolism seen in colors and how others perceive those colors. When Winter lands in the Rainforest, he is overwhelmed by the array of colors, especially when the RainWings can change their scales to be so many different colors. After Winter has spent a little time with Moon, he realizes that NightWings are not solid black as he had assumed. They are “dark purple, with shades of dark blue and green mixed in” (82).

The Strange Feeling

Winter notices the strange feeling when his group enters the magic tunnel between the Rainforest and the volcanic island the NightWings inhabited, which is a symbol that animus magic created the passage. He notes that same “twisty” feeling when he touches Pyrite and assumes she has animus power, though he later learns she is under an animus...