Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
VERY VERY MINOR SPOILER FOR BOOK 16! LIKE NONEXISTENT SPOILER BUT STILL (also there is blood/minor gore in the final scene)!
I think this is the first time I've ever done something for a trend! I am quite happy with how this turned out, and what better time to do an animation with these two than after the release of The Hybrid Prince?
Little thing I wanted to point out - I slightly designed Crane (the "forgotten" one) after Clay's cover design, making her browns more orange toned. I also think she had underscale-colored/red freckles because I think CLAY has underscale-colored/red freckles and their similarity is part of the reason why Umber recognized him immediately.
Symbols:
1. A crane feather (probably an easy guess as to why I picked this one)
2. Reeds (like her brother's name)
3. A caterpillar (specifically a reed dagger caterpillar cuz why not). In THP, Umber mentioned that Crane liked to protect caterpillars until they became butterflies, which I think is very cute
4. Eye of Onyx (War of SandWing Succession)
5. Three moons (hatched on the brightest night. I put a dragon head on Imperial like Jake Parker did in the Darkstalker GN!)
6. Clay's egg (her brother)
7. Dragonflame cactus (also an easy one)
8. Icicle
CREDITS
Song: "Hero (Prod. by Primary)" by Meego youtube.com/watch?v=jtwaQixwqtw
Characters: Sora and Crane from Wings of Fire, by Tui T. Sutherland
Designs: Myself (with inspiration from Joy Ang, Mike Holmes, and Brianna C. Walsh)
Backgrounds: All of the backgrounds are from Pexels except for the final one. The creators are Pixabay, Ray Bilcliff, Nicole Avagliano, Nejc Košir, Francesco Ungaro, Eberhard Grossgasteiger, Thalia Perla, and Glenn Beltz.
VERY VERY MINOR SPOILER FOR BOOK 16! LIKE NONEXISTENT SPOILER BUT STILL (also there is blood/minor gore in the final scene)!
I think this is the first time I've ever done something for a trend! I am quite happy with how this turned out, and what better time to do an animation with these two than after the release of The Hybrid Prince?
Little thing I wanted to point out - I slightly designed Crane (the "forgotten" one) after Clay's cover design, making her browns more orange toned. I also think she had underscale-colored/red freckles because I think CLAY has underscale-colored/red freckles and their similarity is part of the reason why Umber recognized him immediately.
Symbols:
1. A crane feather (probably an easy guess as to why I picked this one)
2. Reeds (like her brother's name)
3. A caterpillar (specifically a reed dagger caterpillar cuz why not). In THP, Umber mentioned that Crane liked to protect caterpillars until they became butterflies, which I think is very cute
4. Eye of Onyx (War of SandWing Succession)
5. Three moons (hatched on the brightest night. I put a dragon head on Imperial like Jake Parker did in the Darkstalker GN!)
6. Clay's egg (her brother)
7. Dragonflame cactus (also an easy one)
8. Icicle
CREDITS
Song: "Hero (Prod. by Primary)" by Meego youtube.com/watch?v=jtwaQixwqtw
Characters: Sora and Crane from Wings of Fire, by Tui T. Sutherland
Designs: Myself (with inspiration from Joy Ang, Mike Holmes, and Brianna C. Walsh)
Backgrounds: All of the backgrounds are from Pexels except for the final one. The creators are Pixabay, Ray Bilcliff, Nicole Avagliano, Nejc Košir, Francesco Ungaro, Eberhard Grossgasteiger, Thalia Perla, and Glenn Beltz.









![I Cant Help But Wonder | Kovu, Regandi, & Vitani | TLK AU (READ DESC)
Yes, this is a reupload! The original video was thrown WAYYYY out of sync and I finally found the issue tonight. Moral of the story? You can NOT tweak any setting in the PD export screen god forbid shit like this happens.
(uh this is actually the second reupload of this vid tonight because I found ANOTHER ERROR. FUCK YOU PD)
OG upload date: May 3, 2025
The OG video: https://youtu.be/LE3zoqnSThs
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boy oh BOY am I happy this is done. not because I hate it or anything but just because I really love the outcome. I heard ICHbW for the first time and INSTANTLY knew that I needed to do this. Itd have been done sooner if school didnt kick my ass this week.
the best part about this imo is that Regandi isnt even an OC - hes an actual character from a deleted script of TLK2! People have been debating over who Kovus parents/father are for literal years but the actual (at least, the most probable) answer has been around for over 20 years.
I wanted to have Kovus mother as Athena in this (who wasnt in the aforementioned script btw; shed have been an OC), but I decided to go with Vitani instead and I think I like that better ngl.
I tried to keep a gentle vibe on this video, hence all of the fade-outs and the lowercase text. I think I did a pretty good job :]
ALSO can yall appreciate the work I put into editing Kovus scar onto his masks please 🙏 the pngs were easy, and the clips cropped around his mouth were the easy way out. But ofc I cant do that every scene that shows both sides of his face, and I wanted to maintain consistency. That means that I had to do a LOT of removing his scar or/then keyframing it (back) onto his face. Why it bothers me so much, idfk. But it does 🤷♀️
Overcomplicated - TLK Expansion AU | Playlist:
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLpuVx1WhWXiVaZztHdl4DUZ387n6toHIo
Resources: 𓆣 elateroidea, Nightdreamer., Clover, trashanimash, Estrellita, TripleCrown Studios
Song: a veryyyyy slightly edited version of I Cant Help but Wonder from EPIC: The Musical
Some more info on Regandi: https://lionking.fandom.com/wiki/Regandi I Cant Help But Wonder | Kovu, Regandi, & Vitani | TLK AU (READ DESC)](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/UeCIsIY2Ngg/mqdefault.jpg)
