Exile

Sophie still has nightmares about the kidnapping when she finds Silveny, the first known female alicorn. The Council asks her to train Silveny for a public presentation as a symbol of hope. While helping Alden question a prisoner, Sophie watches Fintan's mind shatter. Then Alden himself collapses, his mind broken like Prentice's. Sophie follows clues to the Black Swan. Mr. Forkle admits he altered her DNA so she could heal broken minds, and swears the group didn't kill Jolie. On the way home, kidnappers break Silveny's wing. Sophie heals Alden and, to spare Grady from punishment, leaps off a cliff with Silveny at the celebration and teleports them both. The wing has healed, and Silveny goes to the sanctuary in the Himalayas.

1. ReferenceBack to Prentice

   Prentice, Tiergan's friend from the first book, was punished for hiding where Sophie was. Here his broken mind becomes a picture of what could happen to someone Sophie loves.

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2. SetupWho killed Jolie?

   Grady blames the Black Swan for his daughter Jolie's death. Mr. Forkle swears the group had nothing to do with it. The question hangs in the air and comes back later.

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3. Behind the scenesAlicorn on the cover

   The cover shows Sophie and Keefe standing in front of Silveny, the alicorn Sophie finds and trains in this book.

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