I decided to stray away from the usual Companion books and read this trilogy featuring more about the Hawkbrothers, their bondbirds, and my favorite of birds: owls! And then there's Darian. Hm, what to say about Darian. I suppose I like his character well enough. His whiny mood shapes up at the price of his entire village being raided and then a group of Hawkbrothers taking him in. He proves himself even more by showing the courage to help free his fellow villagers. Yet his reasoning didn't have much depth. Ah well, it was a fun read and I will definitely read the other two books. First, I decided to take a break and read the Mage Storms trilogy to try and figure out why the heck the forest is so strange, the animals so huge, and the why the Hawkbrothers do what they do. Some back story reading is needed for this book if you want the full experience!