Frieda believes that the Tree will send Griffin back home, as he is alive. The Pilgrim, Frieda, tells them about a gigantic, incandescent Tree, which supposedly sends dead bats that enter it to another, more enjoyable afterlife. Fortunately, a group of Pilgrims (bats who realize they are dead) arrive and rekindle Luna's memory of Griffin. Griffin discovers that the recently deceased Luna has become a member of the colony and has no memory of him.

The bats are wary of Griffin because, as he is still alive, he appears to glow to them. There, Griffin discovers a colony of bats that are unaware that they are dead. When Shade is unable to find his son, the Elders give him two days to search the Underworld before promising to seal the crack again. An earthquake opens the crack up wider and Griffin is sucked into the Underworld, unknown to the Silverwing colony. Guilt-stricken, Griffin flies into the lower levels of Tree Haven and discovers a crack that leads to the Underworld. Unfortunately, Luna is accidentally set on fire, killing her. Fearing rejection by his father, Griffin, perhaps inspired by the story of the fate of Old Tree Haven, steals fire from human campers to show his bravery. Slower and more clumsy than non-hybrids, Griffin's only real friend is Luna, a popular newborn. Griffin Silverwing is the son of Shade Silverwing and Marina Brightwing. It is the third book in the series which also consists of: Silverwing, Sunwing and the prequel, Darkwing.

Firewing is a children's book written by the Canadian author, Kenneth Oppel.

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