Funny thing, I never really thought about the meaning of the title until I read it again just now, but it does seem appropriate.

I think Dewshine is in a more difficult position than Leetah was, because she has the same need for freedom and an equally horrible first impression of the one she Recognizes, but Tyldak is one of the people who enslaved her tribe and tortured Strongbow.

Something I noticed in this readthrough is how Winnowill seems to view the humans as a sort of pets. I have wondered ever since I first read it what would have happened if the Wolfriders had tied Winnowill up or at least taken her away from the edge, what she would have become if Leetah had really healed her. She would have had a lot to come to terms with, at least. I still love Winnowill as a character, after all these years and even though I was a child when I first read this. She is evil without being ridiculous, her character and personality actually make sense and the more we learn about her past, it makes her seem both more horrifying and more tragic. The revelation in this issue that she was the mother of Two-Edge really shocked me the first time, though in hindsight it was pretty heavily foreshadowed.

I loved this issue, and I can hardly wait to read the rest of the OQ!