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===''[[The Dragonet Prophecy]]''=== | ===''[[The Dragonet Prophecy]]''=== | ||
Queen Scarlet was one of the longest lived [[SkyWings|SkyWing]] queens, surviving fourteen challengers. No one had even tried in almost nine years prior to ''[[The Dragonet Prophecy]]'' due to the war, saving her a lot of trouble. She decided to ally with [[Princess Burn|Burn]] and the [[MudWings]] in the great [[War of The SandWing Succession|war]], and began to use the war to entertain herself. Scarlet would pit prisoners of war against each other in the [[Queen_Ruby's_Palace#SkyWing_Arena|SkyWing Arena]], claiming if they won | Queen Scarlet was one of the longest lived [[SkyWings|SkyWing]] queens, surviving fourteen challengers. No one had even tried in almost nine years prior to ''[[The Dragonet Prophecy]]'' due to the war, saving her a lot of trouble. She decided to ally with [[Princess Burn|Burn]] and the [[MudWings]] in the great [[War of The SandWing Succession|war]], and began to use the war to entertain herself. Scarlet would pit prisoners of war against each other in the [[Queen_Ruby's_Palace#SkyWing_Arena|SkyWing Arena]], claiming if they won enough fights, they would go free, using [[Peril]] as her champion. It also mentions that no one had ever gone free before, because they died fighting [[Peril]]. | ||
About 8 years before, [[Kestrel]], one of her most loyal soldiers, entered the breeding program and yielded one large [[Dragon Eggs|egg]] with twin [[dragonets]]. Because one of the [[dragonets]] was born with too much fire, and the other too little, Scarlet ordered Kestrel to kill the [[dragonets]] and stay out of the program for her entire life (a [[SkyWings|SkyWing]] tradition). Despite this, [[Kestrel]] tried to flee with them, prompting Scarlet to change the order: if [[Kestrel]] killed one of the [[dragonets]], she would be allowed to go free with the other. [[Kestrel ]] killed the one with little | About 8 years before, [[Kestrel]], one of her most loyal soldiers, entered the breeding program and yielded one large [[Dragon Eggs|egg]] with twin [[dragonets]]. Because one of the [[dragonets]] was born with too much fire, and the other too little, Scarlet ordered Kestrel to kill the [[dragonets]] and stay out of the program for her entire life (a [[SkyWings|SkyWing]] tradition). Despite this, [[Kestrel]] tried to flee with them, prompting Scarlet to change the order: if [[Kestrel]] killed one of the [[dragonets]], she would be allowed to go free with the other. [[Kestrel ]] killed the one with too little fire, her son, with her own claws, an act that haunted her for the rest of her life. Scarlet, however, revealed she had lied and ordered her guards to take [[Kestrel ]] back for trial and kill the other dragonet. [[Kestrel]] tried to flee with the dragonet with too much fire, but was burnt upon contact. She was forced to flee alone, leaving her only daughter with Scarlet. [[Kestrel]] feared that the hatchling had been killed by Queen Scarlet. | ||
Queen Scarlet named the dragonet [[Peril]], and due to her invulnerability and blazing hot claws, she trained her as a killer and to be the champion of the [[SkyWings]]' arena. To ensure Peril's complete and utmost loyalty, she told her that Peril had killed her [[Peril's Brother|twin]] by burning him before the hatched and her mother attempted to kill her, but was thwarted by the [[SkyWings|SkyWing]] queen. Scarlet also told Peril she needed to eat black rocks to survive, which was a lie. When Peril got mad at Queen Scarlet for not telling anything about her real mother and refused to eat her black rocks, the diabolical queen poisoned her real food without telling her what she had done to make Peril more loyal and easily controlled. | Queen Scarlet named the dragonet [[Peril]], and due to her invulnerability and blazing hot claws, she trained her as a killer and to be the champion of the [[SkyWings]]' arena. To ensure Peril's complete and utmost loyalty, she told her that Peril had killed her [[Peril's Brother|twin]] by burning him before the hatched and her mother attempted to kill her, but was thwarted by the [[SkyWings|SkyWing]] queen. Scarlet also told Peril she needed to eat black rocks to survive, which was a lie. When Peril got mad at Queen Scarlet for not telling anything about her real mother and refused to eat her black rocks, the diabolical queen poisoned her real food without telling her what she had done to make Peril more loyal and easily controlled. | ||
Six years later, a [[Scavengers|scavenger]] stole treasure from Scarlet and fled. This led her to stumble across [[Clay]] and [[Tsunami]], who had been escaping from their dreadful cave home in the mountain with the [[Talons of Peace]]. She told them to come with her after Clay tried to explain what they had been doing in [[SkyWings|SkyWing]] territory for six years. She thought they had been stealing from her. To escape, Tsunami impaled her tail into the ground with a scavenger claw, infuriating her. This led to her following their smoke signal and [[File:Wings_of_Fire_the_Dragon_queens.jpg|thumb|Scarlet is the top rightmost.]]capturing the [[The Dragonets of Destiny| | Six years later, a [[Scavengers|scavenger]] stole treasure from Scarlet and fled. This led her to stumble across [[Clay]] and [[Tsunami]], who had been escaping from their dreadful cave home in the mountain with the [[Talons of Peace]]. She told them to come with her after Clay tried to explain what they had been doing in [[SkyWings|SkyWing]] territory for six years. She thought they had been stealing from her. To escape, Tsunami impaled her tail into the ground with a scavenger claw, infuriating her. This led to her following their smoke signal and [[File:Wings_of_Fire_the_Dragon_queens.jpg|thumb|Scarlet is the top rightmost.]]capturing the [[The Dragonets of Destiny|Dragonets of Destiny]] and [[Kestrel]], killing [[Dune]] while [[Webs]] managed to escape through the river hole that [[Clay]] and [[Princess Tsunami|Tsunami]] had escaped through. | ||
Scarlet caged [[Princess Sunny|Sunny]] in her hall, imprisoned [[Kestrel]], made Glory an art piece, and put [[Clay]], [[Princess Tsunami|Tsunami]], and [[Starflight]] into the arena. She wanted to pit [[Starflight]] first, but Clay talked her out of it and by putting Tsunami in the arena by denouncing Tsunami as "just another [[SeaWings|SeaWing]]" (which offended the SeaWing greatlty). She pitted Clay against [[Fjord]] (an IceWing), telling [[Peril]] to stay away from him. An unknown black substance (now known to be Glory's venom) killed Fjord, so Scarlet allowed Clay to live. She held a dramatic trial the following day where [[Kestrel]] was sentenced to death, [[Osprey]] was killed, and Peril learned who she and her mother truly were, along with a couple other thrilling things. | Scarlet caged [[Princess Sunny|Sunny]] in her hall, imprisoned [[Kestrel]], made Glory an art piece, and put [[Clay]], [[Princess Tsunami|Tsunami]], and [[Starflight]] into the arena. She wanted to pit [[Starflight]] first, but Clay talked her out of it and by putting Tsunami in the arena by denouncing Tsunami as "just another [[SeaWings|SeaWing]]" (which offended the SeaWing greatlty). She pitted Clay against [[Fjord]] (an IceWing), telling [[Peril]] to stay away from him. An unknown black substance (now known to be Glory's venom) killed Fjord, so Scarlet allowed Clay to live. She held a dramatic trial the following day where [[Kestrel]] was sentenced to death, [[Osprey]] was killed, and Peril learned who she and her mother truly were, along with a couple other thrilling things. | ||
After Burn arrived, she imprisoned the three [[dragonets]] into Peril's room for causing the prisoners to sing "[[The Dragonets Are Coming (Bar Song)|The Dragonets are Coming]]". After [[Peril]] helped them escape, she told the queen where they were to keep [[Clay]] in the [[Sky Kingdom]], thus betraying the [[dragonets]]. The next day, which was Scarlet's hatching day, where [[Princess Tsunami|Tsunami]] was pitted against an insane [[SeaWings|SeaWing]] named [[King Gill|Gill]], later on revealed to be her own father. Furthermore, [[Starflight]] and Tsunami had to fight against scavengers. However, Tsunami and [[Starflight]] defeated two of the scavengers before Queen Scarlet decided to pit [[Starflight]] against a group of [[IceWings]], a tribe who loathed [[NightWings]]. Before she could do so, [[Morrowseer]] came to [[Starflight]]'s rescue and the other [[NightWings]] proceeded to slaughter the [[IceWings|IceWing]] captives. | After Burn arrived, she imprisoned the three [[dragonets]] into Peril's room for causing the prisoners to sing "[[The Dragonets Are Coming (Bar Song)|The Dragonets are Coming]]". After [[Peril]] helped them escape, she told the queen where they were to keep [[Clay]] in the [[Sky Kingdom]], thus betraying the [[dragonets]]. The next day, which was Scarlet's hatching day, where [[Princess Tsunami|Tsunami]] was pitted against an insane [[SeaWings|SeaWing]] named [[King Gill|Gill]], later on revealed to be her own father. Furthermore, [[Starflight]] and Tsunami had to fight against scavengers. However, Tsunami and [[Starflight]] defeated two of the scavengers before Queen Scarlet decided to pit [[Starflight]] against a group of [[IceWings]], a tribe who loathed [[NightWings]]. Before she could do so, [[Morrowseer]] came to [[Starflight]]'s rescue and the other [[NightWings]] proceeded to slaughter the [[IceWings|IceWing]] captives. This offended and angered Scarlet to a huge degree. | ||
Queen Scarlet then pitted [[Peril]] against [[Clay]], knowing Peril was using the [[Champion's Shield]] in an attempt to save her mother, [[Kestrel]]. During the battle, Scarlet told Clay to use his venom, not knowing it was Glory who possessed that ability. Ironically, upon asking him to do so, Glory reared up, broke her chain and spat venom at Burn, who pushed the SkyWing queen in front of her. She was presumed then to have been killed in the chaos, with her daughter, [[Queen Ruby|Ruby]], succeeding her. | Queen Scarlet then pitted [[Peril]] against [[Clay]], knowing Peril was using the [[Champion's Shield]] in an attempt to save her mother, [[Kestrel]]. During the battle, Scarlet told Clay to use his venom, not knowing it was Glory who possessed that ability. Ironically, upon asking him to do so, Glory reared up, broke her chain and spat venom at Burn, who pushed the SkyWing queen in front of her. She was presumed then to have been killed in the chaos, with her daughter, [[Queen Ruby|Ruby]], succeeding her. | ||
===''[[The Lost Heir]]''=== | ===''[[The Lost Heir]]''=== | ||
Scarlet does not formally appear. However, two [[SeaWings|SeaWing]] soldiers claimed that they had seen a group of [[SkyWings]] arguing while on patrol, some of them claiming that Scarlet was still alive and was the rightful [[SkyWings|SkyWing]] queen, while others were shouting, "For Ruby!" At this point, the tribe was split into these two groups, none knowing for certain what happened to Queen Scarlet. It isn't revealed until the next book that Scarlet is in fact alive. | Scarlet does not formally appear. However, two [[SeaWings|SeaWing]] soldiers claimed that they had seen a group of [[SkyWings]] arguing while on patrol, some of them claiming that Scarlet was still alive and was the rightful [[SkyWings|SkyWing]] queen, while others were shouting, "For Ruby!" At this point, the tribe was split into these two groups, none knowing for certain what happened to Queen Scarlet. It isn't revealed until the next book that Scarlet is in fact alive and hidden. | ||
===''[[The Hidden Kingdom]]''=== | ===''[[The Hidden Kingdom]]''=== | ||
Scarlet used a magical artifact from an [[Animus Dragons|animus dragon]] called a [[Dreamvisitor|dreamvisitor]] to talk to Glory via her dreams. It is said that her face has become a "smeared mess". When Glory asks where she is, Scarlet says that she will tell her if the [[RainWings|RainWing]] promised to free her. Glory refused to do so, and this caused the former queen to become angry, because she believed Glory owed her for damaging her formerly good looks with her venom. She also says that she knows where the [[The Dragonets of Destiny|dragonets]] are. | Scarlet used a magical artifact from an [[Animus Dragons|animus dragon]] called a [[Dreamvisitor|dreamvisitor]] to talk to Glory via her dreams. It is said that her face has become a "smeared mess". When Glory asks where she is, Scarlet says that she will tell her if the [[RainWings|RainWing]] promised to free her. Glory refused to do so, and this caused the former queen to become angry, because she believed Glory owed her for damaging her formerly good looks with her venom. She also says that she knows where the [[The Dragonets of Destiny|dragonets]] are. It is likely she was bluffing, as she never attacked them. | ||
===''[[The Dark Secret]]''=== | ===''[[The Dark Secret]]''=== | ||
Scarlet does not formally appear, but she is mentioned by Burn, who has kidnapped her and is holding her prisoner in [[Queen Thorn's Stronghold|her stronghold]] because she "is in no condition to fight [[Queen Ruby|Ruby]] for the throne." But it is believed that Burn has been lying and wants to stuff her. | Scarlet does not formally appear, but she is mentioned by Burn to another dragon (her brother, smolder), who has kidnapped her and is holding her prisoner in [[Queen Thorn's Stronghold|her stronghold]] because she "is in no condition to fight [[Queen Ruby|Ruby]] for the throne." But it is believed that Burn has been lying and wants to stuff her. | ||
===''[[The Brightest Night]]''=== | ===''[[The Brightest Night]]''=== | ||
Queen Scarlet was found by [[Princess Sunny|Sunny]] in Burn's stronghold. She tried terrifying Sunny at night, but a scavenger named Flower (a pet of | Queen Scarlet was found by [[Princess Sunny|Sunny]] in Burn's stronghold. She tried terrifying Sunny at night, but a scavenger named Flower (a pet of Smolder's) made her feel better. Scarlet was held in Burn's [[Hybrid and Special Dragons|weirdling collection,]] and destroyed as much of it as she could in her frustration. She destroyed a stuffed NightWing making Burn mad. She later escaped with assistance from [[Peril]], during an [[The Outclaws|Outclaw]] siege on Burn's stronghold. Sunny could see Scarlet and Peril's wings flying off, away from the fight. Before her rescue, she appeared in [[Peril]]'s dreams. After the attack, she vanished again. | ||
===''[[Moon Rising]] ''=== | ===''[[Moon Rising]] ''=== | ||
Over the course of [[Moon Rising]], Queen Scarlet used a [[dreamvisitor]] to appear in the dreams of [[Princess Icicle|Icicle]], a student at the [[Jade Mountain Academy]] and an heiress to the [[IceWings|IceWing]] throne. [[Peril]] was also thought to be Scarlet by [[Starflight]]. It was revealed that Scarlet was keeping Icicle and [[Prince Winter|Winter's]] brother, [[Prince Hailstorm|Hailstorm]] prisoner. Scarlet made a bargain with Icicle, telling her that if she killed the [[The Dragonets of Destiny|Dragonets of Destiny]] she would release her brother. At the end of the book, after failing to kill [[Starflight]], Icicle presumably fled to the [[Rainforest Kingdom]] to assassinate [[Queen Glory]]. | Over the course of [[Moon Rising]], Queen Scarlet used a [[dreamvisitor]] to appear in the dreams of [[Princess Icicle|Icicle]], a student at the [[Jade Mountain Academy]] and an heiress to the [[IceWings|IceWing]] throne. [[Peril]] was also thought to be Scarlet by [[Starflight]]. It was revealed that Scarlet was keeping Icicle and [[Prince Winter|Winter's]] brother, [[Prince Hailstorm|Hailstorm]] prisoner. Scarlet made a bargain with Icicle, telling her that if she killed the [[The Dragonets of Destiny|Dragonets of Destiny]] she would release her brother. At the end of the book, after failing to kill [[Starflight]], Icicle presumably fled to the [[Rainforest Kingdom]] to assassinate [[Queen Glory]]. | ||
In the epilogue, Scarlet is seen at an unknown location, speaking with an unknown male companion. She dreamvisits [[Peril]] and discovers that Icicle did not succeed in killing [[The Dragonets of Destiny|the dragonets]], and becomes frustrated. Scarlet then contemplates killing [[The Dragonets of Destiny|the | In the epilogue, Scarlet is seen at an unknown location, speaking with an unknown male companion. She dreamvisits [[Peril]] and discovers that Icicle did not succeed in killing [[The Dragonets of Destiny|the dragonets]], and becomes frustrated. Scarlet then contemplates killing [[The Dragonets of Destiny|the Dragonets]] herself, perhaps from a distance. It is then revealed that her companion is in possession of a scroll, most likely [[Darkstalker|Darkstalker's]], though his tribe and identity are not revealed yet. | ||
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Scarlet is a violent, maniacal, and likely insane dragon. Scarlet was never afraid of conflict, which she demonstrated through her brutal arena, making use of [[Peril]]'s unusual abilities. She was a harsh and cold, yet very clever ruler, someone who was not easily defeated or outsmarted. She also believed that using fear would make her subjects carry out her orders unquestioned. She loves violence and bloodshed, and constantly uses the word "thrilling" in her sentences. She is also noted to be sarcastic at times. | Scarlet is a violent, maniacal, and likely insane dragon. Scarlet was never afraid of conflict, which she demonstrated through her brutal arena, making use of [[Peril]]'s unusual abilities. She was a harsh and cold, yet very clever ruler, someone who was not easily defeated or outsmarted. She also believed that using fear would make her subjects carry out her orders unquestioned. She loves violence and bloodshed, and constantly uses the word "thrilling" in her sentences. She is also noted to be sarcastic at times. | ||
She also used other dragons' ignorance to her advantage, such as when she lied to Peril about the black rocks and poisoned her food. She also liked showing off her wealth, and wore chain mail studded with rubies and amber drops and encrusted her eyebrows, scales, and wings with gems. Her palace is decorated with veins of gold, which no one dared to steal. She finds gore and death to be "thrilling", a word she uses quite frequently. This tendency also proved to be a weakness, distracting her long enough for Glory to attack her. She became more bitter and vicious after being attacked by Glory and imprisoned by Burn, seeing those two as the source of her problems and plotting revenge on them. She even believes she is the "good guy" and that her plots of revenge are justified. | She also used other dragons' ignorance to her advantage, such as when she lied to Peril about the black rocks and poisoned her food. She also liked showing off her wealth, and wore chain mail studded with rubies and amber drops and encrusted her eyebrows, scales, and wings with gems. Her palace is decorated with veins of gold, which no one dared to steal. She finds gore and death to be "thrilling", a word she uses quite frequently. This tendency (love for gore, not saying "thrilling all the time) also proved to be a weakness, distracting her long enough for Glory to attack her. She became more bitter and vicious after being attacked by Glory and imprisoned by Burn, seeing those two as the source of her problems and plotting revenge on them. She even believes she is the "good guy" and that her plots of revenge are justified. | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*The deceased [[The SkyWing Dragonet|SkyWing | *The deceased [[The SkyWing Dragonet|SkyWing Dragonet of Destiny]] may have been Scarlet's own dragonet, as the egg was stolen from the palace. This has not been confirmed or disproven. | ||
* She had been mistakenly described with amber eyes. | * She had been mistakenly described with amber eyes. | ||
* Tui admitted before one of her favorite words was "thrilling", just like Scarlet. | * Tui admitted before one of her favorite words was "thrilling", just like Scarlet. | ||
Revision as of 02:52, 9 October 2015
Template:Infobox CharacterQueen Scarlet is the ex-queen of the SkyWings. The current queen is her daughter, Ruby. Scarlet is one of the main antagonists of The Dragonet Prophecy. She has dark orange scales, blazing yellow eyes, and she often wore gold chainmail armor studded with rubies and amber drops on her torso with rubies along her eye ridge and wings. Once, she wore a black vest studded with silver clips and diamonds. She is described as smaller than Kestrel, Implying that she might be smaller then the average SkyWing, although Kestrel is described as quite large. She is also a little bigger than Clay, according to The Dragonet Prophecy. During the first book, part of her face was melted by Glory's venom, leaving a gruesome mess of her face, and exposing her jaw bone and pulling one eye out of proportion.
Biography
Queen Scarlet was one of the longest lived SkyWing queens, surviving fourteen challengers. No one had even tried in almost nine years prior to The Dragonet Prophecy due to the war, saving her a lot of trouble. She decided to ally with Burn and the MudWings in the great war, and began to use the war to entertain herself. Scarlet would pit prisoners of war against each other in the SkyWing Arena, claiming if they won enough fights, they would go free, using Peril as her champion. It also mentions that no one had ever gone free before, because they died fighting Peril.
About 8 years before, Kestrel, one of her most loyal soldiers, entered the breeding program and yielded one large egg with twin dragonets. Because one of the dragonets was born with too much fire, and the other too little, Scarlet ordered Kestrel to kill the dragonets and stay out of the program for her entire life (a SkyWing tradition). Despite this, Kestrel tried to flee with them, prompting Scarlet to change the order: if Kestrel killed one of the dragonets, she would be allowed to go free with the other. Kestrel killed the one with too little fire, her son, with her own claws, an act that haunted her for the rest of her life. Scarlet, however, revealed she had lied and ordered her guards to take Kestrel back for trial and kill the other dragonet. Kestrel tried to flee with the dragonet with too much fire, but was burnt upon contact. She was forced to flee alone, leaving her only daughter with Scarlet. Kestrel feared that the hatchling had been killed by Queen Scarlet.
Queen Scarlet named the dragonet Peril, and due to her invulnerability and blazing hot claws, she trained her as a killer and to be the champion of the SkyWings' arena. To ensure Peril's complete and utmost loyalty, she told her that Peril had killed her twin by burning him before the hatched and her mother attempted to kill her, but was thwarted by the SkyWing queen. Scarlet also told Peril she needed to eat black rocks to survive, which was a lie. When Peril got mad at Queen Scarlet for not telling anything about her real mother and refused to eat her black rocks, the diabolical queen poisoned her real food without telling her what she had done to make Peril more loyal and easily controlled.
Six years later, a scavenger stole treasure from Scarlet and fled. This led her to stumble across Clay and Tsunami, who had been escaping from their dreadful cave home in the mountain with the Talons of Peace. She told them to come with her after Clay tried to explain what they had been doing in SkyWing territory for six years. She thought they had been stealing from her. To escape, Tsunami impaled her tail into the ground with a scavenger claw, infuriating her. This led to her following their smoke signal and
capturing the Dragonets of Destiny and Kestrel, killing Dune while Webs managed to escape through the river hole that Clay and Tsunami had escaped through.
Scarlet caged Sunny in her hall, imprisoned Kestrel, made Glory an art piece, and put Clay, Tsunami, and Starflight into the arena. She wanted to pit Starflight first, but Clay talked her out of it and by putting Tsunami in the arena by denouncing Tsunami as "just another SeaWing" (which offended the SeaWing greatlty). She pitted Clay against Fjord (an IceWing), telling Peril to stay away from him. An unknown black substance (now known to be Glory's venom) killed Fjord, so Scarlet allowed Clay to live. She held a dramatic trial the following day where Kestrel was sentenced to death, Osprey was killed, and Peril learned who she and her mother truly were, along with a couple other thrilling things.
After Burn arrived, she imprisoned the three dragonets into Peril's room for causing the prisoners to sing "The Dragonets are Coming". After Peril helped them escape, she told the queen where they were to keep Clay in the Sky Kingdom, thus betraying the dragonets. The next day, which was Scarlet's hatching day, where Tsunami was pitted against an insane SeaWing named Gill, later on revealed to be her own father. Furthermore, Starflight and Tsunami had to fight against scavengers. However, Tsunami and Starflight defeated two of the scavengers before Queen Scarlet decided to pit Starflight against a group of IceWings, a tribe who loathed NightWings. Before she could do so, Morrowseer came to Starflight's rescue and the other NightWings proceeded to slaughter the IceWing captives. This offended and angered Scarlet to a huge degree.
Queen Scarlet then pitted Peril against Clay, knowing Peril was using the Champion's Shield in an attempt to save her mother, Kestrel. During the battle, Scarlet told Clay to use his venom, not knowing it was Glory who possessed that ability. Ironically, upon asking him to do so, Glory reared up, broke her chain and spat venom at Burn, who pushed the SkyWing queen in front of her. She was presumed then to have been killed in the chaos, with her daughter, Ruby, succeeding her.
Scarlet does not formally appear. However, two SeaWing soldiers claimed that they had seen a group of SkyWings arguing while on patrol, some of them claiming that Scarlet was still alive and was the rightful SkyWing queen, while others were shouting, "For Ruby!" At this point, the tribe was split into these two groups, none knowing for certain what happened to Queen Scarlet. It isn't revealed until the next book that Scarlet is in fact alive and hidden.
Scarlet used a magical artifact from an animus dragon called a dreamvisitor to talk to Glory via her dreams. It is said that her face has become a "smeared mess". When Glory asks where she is, Scarlet says that she will tell her if the RainWing promised to free her. Glory refused to do so, and this caused the former queen to become angry, because she believed Glory owed her for damaging her formerly good looks with her venom. She also says that she knows where the dragonets are. It is likely she was bluffing, as she never attacked them.
Scarlet does not formally appear, but she is mentioned by Burn to another dragon (her brother, smolder), who has kidnapped her and is holding her prisoner in her stronghold because she "is in no condition to fight Ruby for the throne." But it is believed that Burn has been lying and wants to stuff her.
Queen Scarlet was found by Sunny in Burn's stronghold. She tried terrifying Sunny at night, but a scavenger named Flower (a pet of Smolder's) made her feel better. Scarlet was held in Burn's weirdling collection, and destroyed as much of it as she could in her frustration. She destroyed a stuffed NightWing making Burn mad. She later escaped with assistance from Peril, during an Outclaw siege on Burn's stronghold. Sunny could see Scarlet and Peril's wings flying off, away from the fight. Before her rescue, she appeared in Peril's dreams. After the attack, she vanished again.
Over the course of Moon Rising, Queen Scarlet used a dreamvisitor to appear in the dreams of Icicle, a student at the Jade Mountain Academy and an heiress to the IceWing throne. Peril was also thought to be Scarlet by Starflight. It was revealed that Scarlet was keeping Icicle and Winter's brother, Hailstorm prisoner. Scarlet made a bargain with Icicle, telling her that if she killed the Dragonets of Destiny she would release her brother. At the end of the book, after failing to kill Starflight, Icicle presumably fled to the Rainforest Kingdom to assassinate Queen Glory.
In the epilogue, Scarlet is seen at an unknown location, speaking with an unknown male companion. She dreamvisits Peril and discovers that Icicle did not succeed in killing the dragonets, and becomes frustrated. Scarlet then contemplates killing the Dragonets herself, perhaps from a distance. It is then revealed that her companion is in possession of a scroll, most likely Darkstalker's, though his tribe and identity are not revealed yet.
She is first mentioned when Icicle fails to kill the Dragonets of Destiny. After Icicle escaped Jade Mountain and was hiding out at the Volcano where the Night Kingdom was. Icicle refuses to sleep because she knows if she does Scarlet will dreamvisit her and she will lose the deal she had with Scarlet to get Hailstorm back. Whenever she got tired she let the small rivers of lava wake her with the burning pains. Then she was put to sleep by RainWing sleeping darts and taken back to the Rain Kingdom.
She is first seen dreamvisiting Winter. She tells him that she knows he isn't really going to kill Glory, and threatens to kill his brother, Hailstorm, in agonizingly painful ways as punishment. In a desperate attempt to get away from Scarlet, Winter rips off his pouch carrying the Skyfire to yell for help in his mind for Moon, and Scarlet disappears along with the dream when Moon shakes him awake.
She is later heard yelling at her companion, who offers to go grab Pyrite so Scarlet can kill Hailstorm.
Personality
Scarlet is a violent, maniacal, and likely insane dragon. Scarlet was never afraid of conflict, which she demonstrated through her brutal arena, making use of Peril's unusual abilities. She was a harsh and cold, yet very clever ruler, someone who was not easily defeated or outsmarted. She also believed that using fear would make her subjects carry out her orders unquestioned. She loves violence and bloodshed, and constantly uses the word "thrilling" in her sentences. She is also noted to be sarcastic at times.
She also used other dragons' ignorance to her advantage, such as when she lied to Peril about the black rocks and poisoned her food. She also liked showing off her wealth, and wore chain mail studded with rubies and amber drops and encrusted her eyebrows, scales, and wings with gems. Her palace is decorated with veins of gold, which no one dared to steal. She finds gore and death to be "thrilling", a word she uses quite frequently. This tendency (love for gore, not saying "thrilling all the time) also proved to be a weakness, distracting her long enough for Glory to attack her. She became more bitter and vicious after being attacked by Glory and imprisoned by Burn, seeing those two as the source of her problems and plotting revenge on them. She even believes she is the "good guy" and that her plots of revenge are justified.
Trivia
- The deceased SkyWing Dragonet of Destiny may have been Scarlet's own dragonet, as the egg was stolen from the palace. This has not been confirmed or disproven.
- She had been mistakenly described with amber eyes.
- Tui admitted before one of her favorite words was "thrilling", just like Scarlet.
- Scarlet has more than one daughter, as mentioned by Piranha in The Lost Heir.
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