Mandrake

"Sorry—I mean—thank you. I was just excited for a moment."

— Mandrake to Sundew - The Poison Jungle

Template:Charbox Mandrake is a young male LeafWing (PoisonWing) who was introduced in The Poison Jungle. Although his is significantly weaker than Sundew's, Mandrake practices Leafspeak. He is son to Wolfsbane, younger brother to Nettle, and ex-fiancé to Sundew. When both Mandrake and Sundew were born, they were assigned to marry someday in order to combine their Leafspeak powers, presumably having a dragonet with even stronger Leafspeak. He currently resides in the Poison Jungle.

Appearance

Mandrake has dark green wings with thin gold stripes on top and mahogany brown undersides. He was also mentioned to have a crooked, non-threatening smile and that a panther's teeth were larger than his claws.

Personality

Mandrake appears to be a nervous but understanding LeafWing, and he even agrees with the fact that he's not like the other LeafWings when Cricket asks him if all LeafWings are loud and 'shouty'. He is shifty, quiet, and unconfident, which causes him to be looked down on by his family. He seems to be slightly indifferent about being Sundew's fiancé, but also a bit proud due to the fact that he told Blue, Cricket, Swordtail, and Bumblebee that when first introducing himself. Mandrake is especially nervous when catching prey or facing battle, as it was shown that even during life-or-death situations like facing a panther, he needs to stop and breath to calm down.  He is also very understanding, when Sundew tells him she wasn't going to marry him, Mandrake says he knows and hopes she's happy with Willow.

Biography

The Poison Jungle

Mandrake is first seen trying to kill a panther while his father, Wolfsbane, and his sister, Nettle, watch. He is extremely nervous and keeps panicking before he can seize his opportunity. When Sundew traps the panther for him with her powers, he at first believes he did it and is confused by his success. When Sundew appears, he seems happy to see her, though he is visibly disappointed to have his sister's suspicions of Sundew killing the panther confirmed. Mandrake offers to stay with Sundew and her friends while his father and sister go alert Commander Belladonna to their presence. While he's with them he informs the group that he is Sundew's fiancé. Mandrake later appears with Sundew, Willow, Cricket, and Nettle on their expedition to the Eye of the Jungle, having been forced to come along by Belladonna. As soon as Mandrake and Sundew begin speeding up the growth of the Heart of Salvation, Sundew tells him she was never going to marry him. Mandrake says that he always knew she didn't, and that he hopes she marries Willow.

Relationships

Sundew

Mandrake appeared to be Sundew's fiancé in the first few parts of The Poison Jungle, and seemed proud of it, but it became more and more clear as the book progressed that Sundew didn't want to marry Mandrake, but wanted Willow instead. Sundew revealed this to Mandrake in part 3, making Mandrake her ex-fiancé. After this revelation, it is not mentioned that he has a new fiancé in The Poison Jungle. Mandrake is one of the only dragons the Sundew actually likes, and at the start of the book, he was happy to see her.

Nettle

Mandrake doesn’t get along with his sister. He obeys Nettle's orders and seems a bit scared of her at times. They aren’t very often cooperative, as Mandrake's friendly, non-violent personality clashes with his sister's aggressive, bossy personality.

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Quotes

"It's moving too fast! If it would just-- can we back it over to-- or next to that--" - To Wolfsbane and Nettle about a panther.

"I can hear you, and it is not helping." - To Nettle

"Whoa. Did I do that?" - After seeing a tree strangle a panther.

"What was that?" - After hearing Bumblebee complain in hiding.

"Oh. It was you." - To Sundew about the tree.

"Sorry-- I mean-- thank you. I was just excited for a moment." -To Sundew about saving him from the panther.

"Aw, cool. But everyone can still eat the panther, right?" -To Sundew after she kills a panther by throwing a white berry at it.

"Everyone but me." -To Blue, after he asks if LeafWings are always loud and 'shouty'.

"I'm Mandrake. Sundew's fiancé." -Introducing himself to Blue, Cricket, Swordtail, and Bumblebee.

"Well, 'future husband' sounds weird." -To Sundew after she says not to use the word 'fiance' to describe their relationship.

"No, no, that's not at all, no, we are not that, no." -To Cricket after she says she didn't imagine Sundew's 'one true love' to be like this.

"Sundew's leafspeak is much stronger than mine, though, [...] The strongest our tribe has seen in centuries." -Explaining why he's Sundew's fiancé

"[Your parents came] Not long before you, [...] Maybe half a day? And only Belladonna and Odollam. Hemlock and the other two were going to ground near the, uh, the target." -To Sundew.

"Oh wow! Was it amazing? Belladonna said they torched the whole thing. Flames brushing the clouds! HiveWings screaming with rage!" -To Sundew when she says she and Blue, Cricket, Swordtail, and Bumblebee saw the burning of Bloodworm Hive.

"Was that your Hive?" -To Swordtail about Bloodworm Hive.

"But, Sundew, [...] it'll only be a moment. Don't make them mad!" -To Sundew about not waiting for Wolfsbane.

"Sundew, why would you do this to me?"

"Oh, I have no idea what that feels like."

"Uh-oh."

"And if we don't get her out soon, [...] she'll either drown or get digested by the acid pool at the bottom of the pitcher. Which would be bad."

"You're welcome!"

"Yeeeeesh."

"Urk, [...] You know, I'm really not sure why Belladonna wanted me to be on this mission."

"She made it! [...] We can do this!"

"I'd rather watch someone else one more time, [...] If that's all right."

"Ow! [...] I mean-- uh, I'm glad you're alive, Sundew."

"They look like snakes, [...] Um. Someone tell me I'm wrong."

"But... all at once? [...] I mean... this whole section of the map is just... snakes. If those are snakes. Maybe they're not. Maybe they're very tiny rivers."

"Does it say tiny rivers?"

"Nettle, you are very welcome to kill all the vipers for us."

"Not yet, [...] But neither have we."

"Over here, too."

"Maybe we should fly, [...] We could go over the whole Den of Vipers, couldn't we?"

"Thank you for saving my sister."

"Maybe she thought Hawthorn was dead, and if he was, then no one would ever have to know the whole truth."

"Uh... what about your vipers?"

"Not me? [...] I'll just... wait here, then."

"Did it work?"

"It's called the heart of salvation."

"It's terrifying, isn't it?"

"I know, [...] I've always known that." -About Sundew not marrying him.

"I hope you do [marry Willow], [...] I hope the antidote works. I hope this whole horrible thing ends and we all get to live happily ever after."

Trivia

• Mandrake is the root of a plant, historically derived either from plants of the genus Mandragora found in the Mediterranean region or from other species, such as Bryonia alba, the English mandrake, which have similar properties.

• Mandrake is one of the only LeafWings that practices offensive plant magic.
• Mandrake enjoys his time most in the PoisonWing Village's Weapons Storehouse.
• Mandrake is the first known dragon with a permanent different color on the different faces of his wings.

Gallery

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  A typical LeafWing, by Joy Ang
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  LeafWing Sigil by Platypus the SeaWing
• A real mandrake plant
  A real mandrake plant
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  Mandrake by fish
• Mandrake by OncillaPhoenix
  Mandrake by OncillaPhoenix
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  Reference by Eruption
• Mandrake by LadyScarab
  Mandrake by LadyScarab

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