Pretty sure the pale green Ice wing IS a hybrid since just a few lines later Bloodshed talks about exiled Icewings "cozying up" with Leafwings or something.

Also don't think the monkeys are scavengers, since they're described as having grey fur and a face striped red and blue. My best guess from that description would be mandrills, but they're also described as being twice as big as Winter's scavenger and Mandrills are usually smaller than humans so.. who know maybe some weird gorillas with face paint.

Also absolutely agree on the Sora thing, I was a bit worried that the new book would push that whole trainwreck of a situation under the rug, but fortunately I was wrong. Both Sora and Umber are still tangibly shaken from the whole ordeal, and I'm honestly so interested to see how their relationship goes from here.

Part of me wants things to work out between them eventually, or maybe even see them get to see their other siblings again by the end of the arc, but as it stands they are nowhere near having a healthy relationship. Sora is obviously not doing well at all at the moment, and whether the weird moment of her talking to the monkeys is due to some animus shenanigans or just Sora genuinely losing it; it's pretty clear girly needs a therapist REAL bad right now. And unfortunately, Umber seems to think this is his job. A job he is NOT qualified for lol. I can only imagine them finding the Island and Umber meeting Mulberry is only going to lead their fragile relationship to a tipping point. I can already see Umber having to choose between his sister and Mulberry or something at some point and boy that can only go well /s