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* AntiAntiChrist: [[spoiler:Fell]] is [[spoiler:the wolf equivalent of Satan, or at least Morgra uses his powers to deliberately invoke this and have him play the role of their mythological devil]], who freaks out [[BlindSeer Tsinga]] just by his presence.]] He's also a sometimes unfriendly but ultimately reasonable wolf, [[spoiler:who ends up siding with Larka after she reminds him of his past.]]
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* AntiAntiChrist: [[spoiler:Fell]] is [[spoiler:the wolf equivalent of Satan, or at least Morgra uses his powers to deliberately invoke this and have him play the role of their mythological devil]], who freaks out [[BlindSeer Tsinga]] just by his presence.]] He's also a sometimes unfriendly but ultimately reasonable wolf, [[spoiler:who ends up siding with Larka after she reminds him of his past.]]
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* WhiteWolvesAreSpecial: As a white wolf, and a heroine, Larka represents [[LightIsGood light, hope and kindness]] in a dark world.
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* WhiteWolvesAreSpecial: As a white wolf, and a heroine, Larka represents [[LightIsGood light, hope and kindness]] in a dark world. She is one of the few with the power of the Sight, and while she [[TheChosenMany shares the "chosen one" role with the rest of her family, with only one line in the prophecy about her that's just there to predict her birth will coincide with the human child's]], she still plays a very important role in how things turn out [[spoiler: and is the one to trigger the Vision in the climax]].
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* YouCantFightFate: Larka knows this, too. Doesn't stop her from treading near {{Wangst}} territory for a bit, though. Later [[SubvertedTrope subverted]] when [[spoiler:Larka learns that fate can be changed with difficulty in the Red Meadow, meaning she isn't doomed to die after all. In the end, she remembers that just a second too late, with it being left ambiguous whether [[StupidSacrifice she could have survived if she hadn't become trapped in the story of Sita and wanted to be a martyr]] or if fate is really that hard to change.]]
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* YouCantFightFate: Larka knows this, too. Doesn't stop her from treading near {{Wangst}} territory for having a bit, lot of angst about it, though. Later [[SubvertedTrope subverted]] when [[spoiler:Larka learns that fate can be changed with difficulty in the Red Meadow, meaning she isn't doomed to die after all. In the end, she remembers that just a second too late, with it being left ambiguous whether [[StupidSacrifice she could have survived if she hadn't become trapped in the story of Sita and wanted to be a martyr]] or if fate is really that hard to change.]]
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* AnimalEyeSpy: The Sight lets you do this.
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* AnimalEyeSpy: The Sight lets you do this. this with birds.
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* AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence: [[spoiler: Larka dies, but appears as a heavenly figure to Kar at the end of the story.]]
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* AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence: [[spoiler: Larka dies, but appears as a heavenly figure to Kar at the end of the story.]]story, though [[MaybeMagicMaybeMundane whether this is real or just a dream is left ambiguous.]]]]
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* ArcWords: ''The Sight.''
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* BadPowersGoodPeople: Many wolves think the sight is a naturally bad power, but Larka clearly isn't a villain. Start later explains that it is a fundamental part of nature that doesn't have a moral alignment.
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* BadPowersGoodPeople: Many wolves think the sight is a naturally bad power, but Larka clearly isn't a villain. Start Skart later explains that it is a fundamental part of nature that doesn't have a moral alignment.
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* CoolOldLady: Brassa.
* ConstantlyCurious: Larka, when she is younger.
* ConstantlyCurious: Larka, when she is younger.
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* CoolOldLady: Brassa.
Brassa is an old but still competent and respected member of the main pack.
* ConstantlyCurious: Larka, when she isyounger.younger, is always asking questions about the world. This grows into a generally philosophical (if a bit angsty about it) disposition as she gets older.
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* DangerThinIce: Happens to [[spoiler: Fell]].
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* DangerThinIce: Happens The pack has to cross a frozen river to get away from their pursuers despite being warned by Tsinga about ice [[spoiler: Fell]].Fell falls through and seemingly dies]].
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* GoingCosmic: The plot increasingly focuses on philosophical themes in the last act, with Lara's narration commenting a lot on the purpose of life and the future of animals and humans, culminating in the final vision [[spoiler: which shows the whole history and future of the world.]]
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* GoingCosmic: The plot increasingly focuses on philosophical themes in the last act, with Lara's Larka's narration commenting a lot on the purpose of life and the future of animals and humans, culminating in the final vision [[spoiler: which shows the whole history and future of the world.]]
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* RebelLeader: Slavka.
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* RebelLeader: Slavka.Slavka leads the Balkar, a huge group of rebels fighting against Morgra.
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* FamilyUnfriendlyDeath: And how....
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* FamilyUnfriendlyDeath: And how....Wolves die in brutal ways like being impaled and getting their throats torn out.
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* GoMadFromTheIsolation: [[spoiler:Kar]], though he gets over it.
* [[spoiler: TheHeroDies]]
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* GoingCosmic: The plot increasingly focuses on philosophical themes in the last act, with Lara's narration commenting a lot on the purpose of life and the future of animals and humans, culminating in the final vision [[spoiler: which shows the whole history and future of the world.]]
* GoMadFromTheIsolation:[[spoiler:Kar]], [[spoiler:Kar]] after being gradually separated by the rest of the pack and finally separated from [[spoiler:Larka]] by a fire, though he gets over it.
* [[spoiler: TheHeroDies]]it.
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* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler: Larka]].
** Also, [[spoiler:Bran the Omega.]]
** Also, [[spoiler:Bran the Omega.]]
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* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler: Larka]].
Larka]] goes through with [[spoiler:confronting Morgra on Harja]] despite [[ForeseeingMyDeath foreseeing that she will die there.]]
** Also, [[spoiler:Bran the Omega.]]]], who dies fighting wolves who intended to kill his pack.
** Also, [[spoiler:Bran the Omega.
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* ImprobableInfantSurvival: Baby Bran. How many babies can go through what he did?
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* ImprobableInfantSurvival: Baby Bran. How many babies can go through what he did?Bran survives things like being alone in a huge blizzard and having wolves trying to kill him.
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* WhatCliffhanger: One chapter ends with Larka being shocked at seeing Wolfbane in person. It's only at the beginning of the next chapter where we find out it's because he's her brother who she thought was dead.
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* ThenLetMeBeEvil: [[spoiler: Morgra spoiler:didn't ever intend to kill a cub]], but her being accused of this crime leads to her doing far worse.
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* ThenLetMeBeEvil: [[spoiler: Morgra spoiler:didn't didn't ever intend to kill a cub]], but her being accused of this crime leads to her doing far worse.
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* YouCantFightFate: Larka knows this, too. Doesn't stop her from treading near {{Wangst}} territory for a bit, though. Later [[SubvertedTrope subverted]] when [[spoiler:Larka learns that fate can be changed with difficulty in the Red Meadow, meaning she isn't doomed to die after all. In the end, she remembers that just a second too late, with it being left ambiguous whether [[StupidSacrifice she could have survived if she hadn't become trapped in the story of Sita and wanted to be a martyr]] or fate is really that hard to change.]]
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* YouCantFightFate: Larka knows this, too. Doesn't stop her from treading near {{Wangst}} territory for a bit, though. Later [[SubvertedTrope subverted]] when [[spoiler:Larka learns that fate can be changed with difficulty in the Red Meadow, meaning she isn't doomed to die after all. In the end, she remembers that just a second too late, with it being left ambiguous whether [[StupidSacrifice she could have survived if she hadn't become trapped in the story of Sita and wanted to be a martyr]] or if fate is really that hard to change.]]
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''The Sight'' by Creator/DavidClementsDavies, is a xenofictional novel about wolves and psychic powers.
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''The Sight'' by Creator/DavidClementsDavies, Creator/DavidClementDavies, is a xenofictional novel about wolves and psychic powers.
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* AccidentalChildMurderBackstory: [[spoiler:Morgra]] didn't mean to kill a cub, despite what most wolves think. However [[spoiler: the judgment on her [[ThenLetMeBeEvil drives her to true villainy.]]]]
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* AccidentalChildMurderBackstory: AccidentalChildKillerBackstory: [[spoiler:Morgra]] didn't mean to kill a cub, despite what most wolves think. However [[spoiler: the judgment on her [[ThenLetMeBeEvil drives her to true villainy.]]]]
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* AccidentalMurder: [[spoiler:Morgra]] didn't mean to kill [[spoiler:a cub]], despite what most wolves think.
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* AccidentalMurder: AccidentalChildMurderBackstory: [[spoiler:Morgra]] didn't mean to kill [[spoiler:a cub]], a cub, despite what most wolves think. However [[spoiler: the judgment on her [[ThenLetMeBeEvil drives her to true villainy.]]]]
* BabiesEverAfter: A variant where [[spoiler:TheHeroDies and it's her parents who have [[PosthumousSibling new cubs.]]]]
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* BittersweetEndingBittersweetEnding: The main family prevents Morgra from enslaving all of the Lera, but [[spoiler: Larka is ultimately unable to escape her fated death]], and the Vision has shown that humans are going to destroy the earth and create a dark time for the Lera. However Larka refuses to use her power to kill all of humanity because maybe they will be able to find the answers to the philosophical questions that have been plaguing her, and the book ends on a somewhat hopeful note that it doesn't have to end this way and humans may learn to be "more like wolves", because after all Larka learned in the Red Meadow that fate can be altered, although it is difficult. Meanwhile [[spoiler:Palla and Huttser [[BabiesEverAfter have more cubs.]]]]
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%% * Power Trio: Larka, Kar, and Fell form one, at least at first.
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* BecomingTheMask: [[spoiler: Fell]] is brainwashed into becoming Wolfbane for Morgra.
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* ChildhoodFriendRomance: Larka and Kar, who grow up in the same pack together and are part of the trio with Fell when they are younger. While Lara's feelings grow into romance, Kar is never shown to think romantically of Larka, notably after [[[spoiler: reuniting with the pack after his ordeal]] he now thinks of Huttser and Palla as his parents and Fell as his brother, though he is never explicitly said to [[LikeBrotherAndSister think the same way about Larka as well.]]
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* ChildhoodFriendRomance: Larka and Kar, who grow up in the same pack together and are part of the trio with Fell when they are younger. While Lara's Larka's feelings grow into romance, Kar is never shown to think romantically of Larka, notably after [[[spoiler: [[spoiler: reuniting with the pack after his ordeal]] he now thinks of Huttser and Palla as his parents and Fell as his brother, though he is never explicitly said to [[LikeBrotherAndSister think the same way about Larka as well.]]
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* ChildhoodFriendRomance: Larka and Kar, who grow up in the same pack together and are part of the trio with Fell when they are younger.
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* CentralTheme: Stories, and whether they are necessary or distort people's perceptions and become self-fulfilling prophecies trapping people in their fates.
* ChildhoodFriendRomance: Larka and Kar, who grow up in the same pack together and are part of the trio with Fell when they are younger. While Lara's feelings grow into romance, Kar is never shown to think romantically of Larka, notably after [[[spoiler: reuniting with the pack after his ordeal]] he now thinks of Huttser and Palla as his parents and Fell as his brother, though he is never explicitly said to [[LikeBrotherAndSister think the same way about Larka as well.]]
* ChildhoodFriendRomance: Larka and Kar, who grow up in the same pack together and are part of the trio with Fell when they are younger. While Lara's feelings grow into romance, Kar is never shown to think romantically of Larka, notably after [[[spoiler: reuniting with the pack after his ordeal]] he now thinks of Huttser and Palla as his parents and Fell as his brother, though he is never explicitly said to [[LikeBrotherAndSister think the same way about Larka as well.]]
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* FantasyPantheon: Most notably, Tor and Fenris.
** And also Sita, who is the Jesus-equivalent for the wolves.
** Can't forget Wolfbane, who, in contrast to Sita, was the equivalent of Satan.
** And also Sita, who is the Jesus-equivalent for the wolves.
** Can't forget Wolfbane, who, in contrast to Sita, was the equivalent of Satan.
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* FantasyPantheon: Most notably, Tor and Fenris.
** AndFenris. There's also Sita, who is the Jesus-equivalent for the wolves.
** Can't forgetwolves, and Wolfbane, who, in contrast to Sita, was who is the equivalent of Satan.
** And
** Can't forget
* GreenAesop: The final vision, among other things [[spoiler: shows the future destruction that humans will bring to the environment]], with a final ambiguous message that perhaps this seemingly inevitable fate can be changed.
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* YouCantFightFate: Larka knows this, too. Doesn't stop her from treading near {{Wangst}} territory for a bit, though. Later [[SubvertedTrope subverted]] when [[spoiler:Larka learns that fate can be changed with difficulty in the Red Meadow, meaning she isn't doomed to die after all. In the end, she [[StupidSacrifice remembers this just a second too late.]]]]
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* YouCantFightFate: Larka knows this, too. Doesn't stop her from treading near {{Wangst}} territory for a bit, though. Later [[SubvertedTrope subverted]] when [[spoiler:Larka learns that fate can be changed with difficulty in the Red Meadow, meaning she isn't doomed to die after all. In the end, she remembers that just a second too late, with it being left ambiguous whether [[StupidSacrifice remembers this just she could have survived if she hadn't become trapped in the story of Sita and wanted to be a second too late.]]]]martyr]] or fate is really that hard to change.]]
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* AntiAntiChrist: [[spoiler:Fell]] is [[spoiler:the wolf equivalent Satan, who freaks out [[BlindSeer Tsinga]] just by his presence.]] He's also a sometimes unfriendly but ultimately reasonable wolf, [[spoiler:who ends up siding with Larka after she reminds him of his past.]]
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* AntiAntiChrist: [[spoiler:Fell]] is [[spoiler:the wolf equivalent of Satan, or at least Morgra uses his powers to deliberately invoke this and have him play the role of their mythological devil]], who freaks out [[BlindSeer Tsinga]] just by his presence.]] He's also a sometimes unfriendly but ultimately reasonable wolf, [[spoiler:who ends up siding with Larka after she reminds him of his past.]]
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* EvilMatriarch: [[InvokedTrope Invoked]] by Morgra even though she is infertile, because the prophecy requires a mother. [[spoiler: She succeeds by becoming the adoptive "mother" of Fell.]]
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Don't need Nice Job Breaking It Hero when it's already covered in Create Your Own Villain which is more specific. Kar doesn't really count as Larka's love interest since it seems to be one-sided, by the time Larka sees him romantically Kar is considering her and her relatives to be his adoptive parents/siblings.
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* LoveInterest: Kar is this for Larka, and vice-versa.
* MessianicArchetype: Sita is the Jesus-equivalent of the wolves' stories, the daughter of one of their gods who was killed for the message she spread. Larka is fascinated by the story and has [[MartyrWithoutACause a martyr complex herself in trying to emulate it]], which culminates in the climax when [[spoiler: Larka considers not saving herself when she has the chance so her story will have meaning for the other wolves the way Sita's did. She decides she doesn't want to die just a second too late.]]
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* NiceJobBreakingItHero: [[spoiler: Had the pack welcomed Morgra she wouldn't have become an antagonist.]]
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* AllLovingHero: Larka is one.
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* JourneyToFindOneself: Fell leaves to do this at the end of the book, after escaping from [[spoiler:being ReforgedIntoAMinion by Morgra]]. This also acts as a Sequel Hook.
* KillEmAll: Not quite, but it comes ''very [[PrecisionFStrike f*cking]] close''.
* KillEmAll: Not quite, but it comes ''very [[PrecisionFStrike f*cking]] close''.
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* JourneyToFindOneself: Fell [[spoiler: Fell]] leaves to do this at the end of the book, after escaping from [[spoiler:being ReforgedIntoAMinion by Morgra]]. This also acts as a Sequel Hook.
* KillEmAll: Not quite, but it comes ''very [[PrecisionFStrike f*cking]] close''.SequelHook.
* KillEmAll: Not quite, but it comes ''very [[PrecisionFStrike f*cking]] close''.
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* LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters: Wait until the first part of the book is over....
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A sequel has also been written: ''Fell''. It focuses on the titular character as he goes on his own personal quest revolving around the Sight and another child, similar to the relationship between Larka and human-baby Bran.
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A sequel has also been written: ''Fell''. It focuses on the titular character as he goes on his own personal quest revolving around the Sight and another child, similar to the relationship between Larka and human-baby Bran.
Bran. And there's ''Literature/FireBringer'', which is also set in same universe, but in a different location.
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''The Sight'' by David Clements-Davies (author of ''Literature/FireBringer''), is a xenofictional novel about wolves and psychic powers.
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''The Sight'' by David Clements-Davies (author of ''Literature/FireBringer''), Creator/DavidClementsDavies, is a xenofictional novel about wolves and psychic powers.
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* ChildhoodFriendRomance: Larka and Kar, who grow up in the same pack together and are part of the PowerTrio with Fell when they are younger.
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* ImprobableInfantSurvival: Baby Bran. How many babies can go through what he did?
** Horribly, horribly averted in the case of [[spoiler: Kipcha's unborn pups]], though....
** Horribly, horribly averted in the case of [[spoiler: Kipcha's unborn pups]], though....
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* InfantImmortality: Baby Bran. How many babies can go through what he did?
** Horribly, horribly averted in the case of [[spoiler: Kipcha's unborn pups]], though....
** Horribly, horribly averted in the case of [[spoiler: Kipcha's unborn pups]], though....
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* SomewhereAMammalogistIsCrying: The author often attributes feline traits to the wolves - they are described as having retractile claws, and using their paws as cats do, to swipe at each other or grab at prey (real wolves have non-retractile claws, which are not used for hunting or fighting with). The packs also contain numerous unrelated wolves, and [[spoiler:Kipcha]] somehow becomes pregnant outside the breeding season (when neither females nor males are fertile).
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* HeroicAlbino: Larka is a pure white wolf, and is an AllLovingHero.
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* SurvivalThroughSelfSacrifice: After Larka defeats and pins down [[WellIntentionedExtremist Gart]] in a fight, Gary decides to FaceDeathWithDignity, and Larka so respects him for this and how ultimately heroic he is, despite his cruel methods, that she spares his life.
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* AlphaAndBetaWolves: The main wolf pack have this sort of ranking with fictional language words for alpha, beta and omega wolves, and only some of them are related - two parents and their children, the father's sister, her mate (whose relationship with her is noted to be unusual) and two others. Downplayed in that they are treated by the narrative as a family, and barring some Deliberate Values Dissonance in how they treat Bran act like one instead of a group trying to one-up each other.
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* AlphaAndBetaWolves: The main wolf pack have this sort of ranking with fictional language words for alpha, beta and omega wolves, and only some of them are related - two parents and their children, the father's sister, her mate (whose relationship with her is noted to be unusual) and two others. Downplayed in that they are treated by the narrative as a family, and barring some Deliberate Values Dissonance DeliberateValuesDissonance in how they treat Bran act like one instead of a group trying to one-up each other.
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* StupidSacrifice: [[spoiler:Larka is resigned to her fate after having a vision of her death when the prophecy is fulfilled, but she realizes right before the bridge she and Morgra are standing on is about to collapse that she does have a chance of changing the future. She debates with herself about whether she still needs to die, and ultimately decides to jump to safety, but just barely misses.]]
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* StupidSacrifice: One where it is left ambiguous if it truly was stupid or was necessary in the end. [[spoiler:Larka is resigned to her fate after having a vision of her death when the prophecy is fulfilled, but she realizes right before the bridge she and Morgra are standing on is about to collapse that she does have a chance of changing the future. She debates with herself about whether she still needs to die, and ultimately decides to jump to safety, but just barely misses.]]
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* VisionQuest: Larka has to travel this way to the Red Meaadow in order to make the Searchers leave and get plot-relevant information.