Difference between revisions of "Zeen Nightshade"

Shortly before the [[Battle of Alta]], he was with Spensa on the surface when he noticed unusual debris fallsfalling thatfrom turnthe sky. The "debris" turned out to be Krellan attack by the Krell.{{book ref|skyward|prologue}} Upon call, he joined the fight.{{book ref|skyward|prologue}} Near the end of the fight, he started to act erratically. HeAt first, he seemed to be able to react to Krell fighters before they acted. Then, he flew out from an opening of the debris field, to where the Krell came from. After a while, he returned and started to fire at friendly ships. Realizing he was maddened, [[Ironsides]] ordered him shot down by [[Cobb]], his wingmate.{{book ref|skyward|39}} Afterwards, he was known to the public not as a turncoat but as a deserter. This also caused Spensa to be branded as "the daughter of a coward."{{book ref|skyward|prologue}}{{expand}} By the time of Spensa's mission to [[Starsight (station)|Starsight]], it is relatively well-known, at least in the [[DDF]], that he only did so because the Krell had used his cytonic abilities to make him think that he was firing on enemies{{book ref|sf1|2}}{{book ref|sf1|4}} and the DDF beginsbegan taking precautions to make sure that other cytonic pilots cannot be influenced in that manner again.{{book ref|sf1|10}}