A fable unfolds about the cost of betrayal and divided loyalty. When birds and beasts wage war across the land, bats see opportunity in their position between worlds. They switch sides whenever advantage calls, backing whoever seems closest to victory. The conflict eventually resolves with both factions reaching peace, and a celebration of unity begins. Then comes the moment of reckoning. When bats take their turn to perform at the gathering, their history of deception becomes undeniable. Neither birds nor beasts will have anything more to do with them, and both groups turn away. The bats find themselves alone, rejected by every side they tried to play. This consequence reshapes their entire existence. Too ashamed to face daylight, they retreat into darkness, emerging only under cover of night to move silently through the world.