Mandrake

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

— Mandrake to Sundew, The Poison Jungle

Mandrake is a young male LeafWing who was introduced in The Poison Jungle. He has the ability of leafspeak and served as an insect sorter for the PoisonWings before the events of The Poison Jungle. He was the former fiancé to Sundew.

Appearance

Mandrake has dark green wings with thin gold stripes on top and mahogany brown underneath.

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 unconfined, which causes him to be looked down upon by his family. Mandrake enjoys tending to the PoisonWings' poisonous insect collection, where "he was always happy tending to the bullet ants and venomous centipedes". He seemed to be indifferent about being Sundew's fiancé. Mandrake is especially nervous when catching prey or facing battle, as it was shown that even during life-or-death situations like facing an over-sized panther, he needs to stop to calm down, close his eyes and think. He is also shown to be very understanding when Sundew tells him she wasn't going to marry him, and Mandrake says he already knew and hopes she is happy to be with Willow.

Biography

The Lost Continent Prophecy

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 is 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 Belladona.

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 was not, and that he hopes she marries Willow. Later on, Sundew attempts to convince him to organize the LeafWings for evacuation. At first, he was unsure of his ability, but Sundew's persuasive nature got him to take responsibility. It can be assumed that he was able to get the tribe off the continent before the othermind overtook them.

Relationships

Sundew

Mandrake was Sundew's fiancé in the first part of The Poison Jungle. He seemed proud of it, but then it became more and more clear as the book progressed that Sundew did not want to marry Mandrake, and wanted to marry Willow instead. Sundew eventually revealed this to Mandrake, but Mandrake was not surprised and said that he had always known that. However, Sundew says that Mandrake is one of the only dragons that Sundew actually likes.

Nettle

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

Wolfsbane

Mandrake's father, Wolfsbane, is concerned with strengthening Mandrake's leafspeak powers. However, unlike Nettle, Wolfsbane is shown to be calmer about the subject, as he believes that Mandrake will indeed improve in the power of his magic.

Family Tree

Wolfsbane

Unknown

Nettle

Mandrake

Quotes

"[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

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"Oh wow! Was it amazing? Belladonna said they torched the whole thing. Flames brushing the clouds! HiveWings screaming with rage!"

― to Sundew, about the burning of Bloodworm Hive

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"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."

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

― to Nettle

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

― about Sundew marrying Willow and stopping Queen Wasp

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"Yes, [...] I'm good at that."

― about organizing the LeafWings for evacuation

Trivia

• Mandrake is one of the only LeafWings that practices offensive plant magic, likely there are more.

References

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