Nyx was ready to fight at first, but then Alpine angrily yelled, "MULGA! WHAT THE HECK WAS THAT?!" 

A brown and tan SandWing leapt out of the bushes. "Sorry, Alpine," she chirped, "I was just practicing and then I saw an ICEWING! I got soooooo excited! So, my aim was a bit off, because there is an ICEWING!! Wow, IceWing, your wings are soooo cool! I didn't know IceWings could have pink wings!" 

"Thank you," said Nyx, a bit startled. "By the way, what were you practicing for that involved throwing stars?"

 "OHHHHH, me and Alpine are assassins! Well, not evil assassins, but we help take down dragons that want to harm Pyrrhia! It's a really cool job! Oh, Alpine, we should take her to Hibiscus and— Oh, I forgot to tell you my name! I'm Mulga!" 

"I'm Nyx," Nyx replied. She wasn't really used to extroverted dragons like Mulga, but it didn't take her long to adapt. 

"So," Alpine pointed out, "We better get you to Hibiscus. If anyone can help save your family, it's her. What did you say their names were, again?" 

"My sister's name is Caribou," Nyx told her, "And my dad's name is Stoat." 

Alpine's face went from calm to furious. "STOAT?" she repeated furiously.  

"Uh, yeah. Do you know him or something?" Nyx asked. 

Alpine seemed to get slightly angrier. "You could say that. Let's just say he did something terrible." 

"Uh, why don't we go to Hibiscus now?" Mulga said, clearly trying to break up the tension. 

"Alright," said Nyx. 

As they walked to the treehouse, Nyx couldn't help wondering why Alpine got so mad when she mentioned her father. What could he have done that was so awful? Was it something to do with Mulga or Hibiscus? Alpine does seem protective of them. Maybe it's for the same reason why Glacier captured him. But Alpine is totally against IceWings, so why would she— OH NO. Nyx remembered what Alpine said earlier that day. My mother was killed by an IceWing. 

That IceWing couldn't have been Stoat, could it?