Willow

"A crocodile? A monitor lizard? Oh, a Gila monster! Those things are cranky I nearly got into a fight with one last two moons night, because I stepped on its tail, but I obviously didn't mean to! Hey, maybe it's the same one!"

— Willow to Sundew in The Poison Jungle.

Template:CharboxWillow is a young female LeafWing (SapWing) who was initially introduced in the epilogue of The Hive Queen. She is Sundew's girlfriend and is currently located in the Poison Jungle.

Appearance

Willow has dark, deer-brown eyes and pale, forest green scales, with her wings and underside a paler green and a darker, dappled leaf pattern on her scales and underside like shadows of long oval leaves. According to Sundew, she has a perfect, “sparkly” face and river-deep eyes that smile.

Biography

The Lost Continent

Willow was briefly mentioned by Sundew, who wondered why she wanted to save the SilkWing tribe.

The Hive Queen

In chapter six, Sundew said: "Wil--my tribe will fall over laughing at me right now." The 'Wil' part that Sundew almost said was likely Willow.

In the epilogue, Willow was shown saving Tsunami and Turtle from a large snake when they first arrived at Pantala. She introduced herself and told the two that if they wanted to live, they should go back to where they came from.

The Poison Jungle

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Quotes

“I‘m Willow' [...] 'and if you want to live, you should turn around and go back there right now.” - To Tsunami and Turtle

“Don’t move... And don't speak either.” - To Tsunami and Turtle

“A crocodile? A monitor lizard? Oh, a Gila monster! those things are cranky I nearly got into a fight with one last two moons night, because I stepped on its tail, but I obviously didn't mean to! Hey, maybe it's the same one!” - To Sundew

“You know they don’t! There’s a monster inside them. There’s a monster leading them. If you scatter your anger around like dandelion seeds, you’ll hurt everyone, tire yourself out, and end up with a bunch of indignant dandelions. But if you summon it all together and aim for the monsters, you‘ll win. I know you will. Because you’re Sundew, my forever dragon.” - To Sundew

"By all the trees [...] who are you talking to?" - To Sundew

"But how can you be? You look just like us! [...] Maybe a little prettier. [...] Maybe a lot." - To Sundew, wondering how she's a PoisonWing

"It's not that bad here [...] Right? I mean...I think it's better with, um...interesting company." - To Sundew, about living in the Poison Jungle

"Shhhh [...] You don't have to do anything right this second. Just be here. Breathe."  - To Sundew

"Don't you think thump is a terrible word? I mean, that's what most dragons would say our hearts are doing, but it doesn't feel thumpy to me. Pulse doesn't seem right either. Beat sounds too violent. It's not quite tapping. There should be a better word for this." - To Sundew

"Oh! That's too bad. I had just decided to camp out by this pond until it emerges so I could murder it for you." - To Sundew, when Sundew decides to spare the frog's life in Willow's honor

"Well, no one has ever offered to not murder a frog for me before [...] It's very magnanimous of you." - To Sundew, still about the frog

"You were gone forever! I have so much to tell you! I've been waiting and waiting and checking the boulder every night and it was dreadful and I didn't like it and let's never do that again! I was half afraid Belladonna must have found out about us. I started to wonder whether I needed to mount a daring rescue operation - blast through the barrier! Knock the other PoisonWings aside! Tear down your prison and sweep you away to safety! Wouldn't that have been so heroic?" - To Sundew

"Hazel is a friend of mine, like all the dragonets our age in the village. But if what you're really asking is 'Hey, Willow, have you by any chance fallen in love with some other dragon while I abandoned you to go start a war and frolic with SilkWings?' the answer is no, I haven't, you're still the only dragon for me, even when you ask silly veiled questions." - To Sundew when she asks about Hazel

"And you're still the only dragon for me, too, Willow, light of my life, I promise I will never fall for a beautiful SilkWing and leave you." - To Sundew, prompting her to say something romantic

"I think you mean, 'Aw, you're my forever dragon too, Willow.'" - To Sundew, prompting her again

"You're like, really good at this romance thing." - To Sundew

Trivia

• Though the willow genus contains over 400 kinds of shrubs and trees, she is most likely named after the weeping willow tree. It is possible, however unlikely, that this is an example of literary irony and that she will or has gone through some kind of trauma.
• It is stated by Tsunami that Willow had an odd accent. As of right now, we do not know if it is only Willow and the LeafWings that speak with this accent, or if it is all the Pantala dragons. It is most likely unique to the LeafWings, as Tsunami has met a SilkWing and did not comment on her accent.
• It has been revealed that Willow is a pacifist. However, according to Tui, it is not welcome amongst her tribe. 
• In the preview for The Poison Jungle, Sundew thinks about a carved jade frog that reminds her of the dragon she's "not supposed to think about.” This was a gift from Willow, and since the two dragons are from opposite factions, they shouldn’t be able to meet.
• It has been confirmed that Willow is Sundew's girlfriend. This makes her one of eight confirmed LGBT+ characters (the others being Anemone, Burnet, Silverspot, Snowflake, Snowfox, Umber, and Sundew) in the series.

Gallery

• 
  A typical LeafWing, by Joy Ang
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  A typical LeafWing (colored,) by Joy Ang
• Reference by Platypus the SeaWing
  Reference by Platypus the SeaWing
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  LeafWing Sigil by Platypus the SeaWing
• An actual weeping willow tree
  An actual weeping willow tree
• Reference by Wolf the IceWing
  Reference by Wolf the IceWing
• Willow by Superderpyfish
  Willow by Superderpyfish
• Willow by xxxSnowdragonxxx (Aka Gaby2019)
  Willow by xxxSnowdragonxxx (Aka Gaby2019)
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  Willow Headshot by xxxSnowdragonxxx

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