Two young tapejaras scuttled along the cliffs their flock called home. Both tapejaras had jet-black feathers, but the elder, Sunbeam, had yellow splashes on her wings, and the younger Shooting Star had white stripes all along his body.
From the moment she was born, Sunbeam never felt like she belonged with the rest of her flock. She had hatched just as the sun came out after a storm, and combined with her yellow markings, it earned he...