All the years of pretending to have mind reading powers had made the NightWings truly fear the idea of any dragon reading their minds.”
-- Moon (1 )

Importance: This is one of Moon's thoughts upon her arrival at the academy and introduces the idea of how the tribes view themselves. The NightWings have spent years making the tribe seem powerful and mysterious, though they have actually changed their lifestyles so they no longer have those powers.

Why can I feel the scavenger's fear, but nothing from the sheep or the chikens? She wondered. Aren't they the same?”
-- Moon (3 )

Importance: The continued interaction between dragons and scavengers (humans) is one example of how the lives of these characters are changing. There have been a few individual encounters between dragons and scavengers that hint these relationships will change over time.

It's only my first day, and I'm already making mistakes all over the plae. How am I supposed...
-- Moon (4 )