He convinced Marina to come with him to the tunnel where to stream enters, and they both decided that the water must flow into the outside world. Later, while talking to Marina, he thought of the stream that flowed through the forest, and that the water comes from somewhere and has to go somewhere. The Scientists that worked on the Bats at the 'Oasis' The leader of the indoor forest, Arcadia, assures the remaining bats that the others where taken to a better place, and that this was only the first stage to bat's freedom.

In the night, many bats are removed from the artificial forest by the Humans, who sprayed to gas that made the bats sleep. He tried to find the way out until he discovered that although there was a way in, you could not exit that way too, and he assumed that that was what kept Cassiel from returning to his colony.

Shade didn't believe that the fake forest was their final destination. After exploring the forest, Shade found many things that didn't seem to fit in the forest in the rock walls there were holes where bugs flew out of, and that even the tiger moths seemed slower and less appealing than usual. After the group found out about the artificial forest, they were prompted to stay there by the bats kept in there. The bats inside believe that this was the destined place of all bats, safe from owls. The group finds the building, and as they enter, they find a vast forest inside, containing and large amount of bats. He is accompanied by his mother, Ariel, Marina Brightwing, and other members of his colony, including the elder Frieda, his old rival Chinook, and a male named Icarus, serving as their guide. Meanwhile, the Vampyrum Spectrum bat Goth has his own sinister goals to complete.Īfter being reunited with his colony after a long and harrowing journey, Shade Silverwing decides to find the Human building he heard about from Zephyr in hopes of finding his missing father.

Immediately following the events of the first novel, Shade Silverwing sets out with his friends to find his missing father, Cassiel, and other bats who have gone missing from their colony. Sunwing is the second novel in the Silverwing franchise.

Darkwing by Kenneth Oppel