I was born and lived the start of my life in the Forest Kingdom of Ambala. But the happiness wasn't to last and ended abruptly one night. There was a full moon and a storm was rolling in. My sister was about to hatch from her egg. A friend of the family was with us to watch the marvelous sight. The very moment she hatched, lightning streaked the sky and set ablaze the surrounding trees. Thank Glaux I had already learned to fly. Our nest maid snake slithered onto Mum's back and Da grabbed my sister, who hadn't yet been named, and he, Mum, our friend, and myself flew like there was no tomorrow, which almost seemed a possibility. We flew north to Silverveil to wait out the night and the next day. That first night in Silverveil, we decided to name my sister Kaile. When the next night finally came, we made the grievous trip back to our hollow to see what was left of our home. There wasn't much of anything recognizable leftover from the fire, which had been rained out during the day. The first thing we did was go in search of our friend's family. The tree their hollow was a part of had been incinerated as well, but after two nights of searching, we eventually found them. Both of our families had nowhere to live. It was suggested by the friend of our family to go to the Great Ga'Hoole Tree. He had friends there and anyone was welcome to come to live at the great tree. So that's where we went. And that's where I've been living ever since.