Halo

Halo is a character in Sunwing. She is a Freetail bat who serves as the chief elder of her colony at Bridge City.

Appearance
Halo is an older Freetail bat who is considerably larger than a Silverwing or Brightwing. She has a long tail membrane that allows extra maneuverability in flight, a characteristic she shares with other Freetails. She has a large chest and bushy eyebrows.

Personality
Halo has a calm disposition and a leadership-oriented attitude. She is protective of her colony and reluctant to seek an alliance with the owls.

Sunwing
Halo is the chief elder of her colony of Freetail bats inhabiting Bridge City. When Frieda and Achilles arrive at Bridge City, she summons them to meet with her in private. Afterwards, all the elders host a council to discuss the recent attacks carried out by the owls on various bat roosts, which starts with Halo personally extending a welcome to Frieda and Achilles. She states that the Freetails have never had much faith in The Promise, and that the humans had mostly left the massive colony alone. She reasons that, while the humans should be considered their enemies, they should focus first and foremost on taking on the owls and preparing for war. When Frieda is skeptical of idea of a war, Halo questions her, recalling her passionate participation in the rebellion against the owls fifteen years prior.

When news comes that Romulus and the other rats have arrived at Bridge City, Halo asks Marina to accompany her to meet with them. Halo gladly accepts Romulus' alliance offering and probes him for any information about why the owls are waging a war. Romulus arranges for Marina and Ariel to travel south to find Shade, but Halo stays behind with the other elders.

After the northern bats escape the Vampyrum spectrum and return from the south, they meet with the owls high above Bridge City to negotiate. Halo scorns Shade when he speaks out of turn during the meeting, telling him it is not his place to speak, though Achilles disagrees with her. Eventually, King Boreal suggests a truce until the summer time when the two sides can meet more formally, to which Halo agrees. King Boreal declares the night skies open to the bats once more, and the daylight open to them for the time being.

Trivia

 * There is an instance in Sunwing in which Halo is erroneously referred to with masculine pronouns.