Bryony

"I mean, we- we're doing it for ourselves. Honestly. Please don't think of us like heroes or saviors or anything."

— Bryony to Grayling, The Poison Jungle

Template:Charbox Bryony is a young female LeafWing who is a part of the LeafWing rebellion led by Commander Belladonna and Hemlock. She is the POV of the prologue of The Poison Jungle, and helped orchestrate the Burning of Bloodworm Hive. She currently resides on Pantala.

Appearance

Bryony's appearance is not described in detail, but it is noted that she has leaf-shaped wings, like all LeafWings.

Personality

Like most PoisonWings, Bryony is fiercely in opposition to the HiveWings, claiming that they murdered and stole their trees. She appears somewhat creeped out by Bloodworm Hive’s name, and burned it down enthusiastically. She seems to have a bitter sense of humor, claiming that the HiveWings' hypocrisy about the greenhouses was funny. Originally, Bryony did not care about the SilkWings at all, thinking them weak and pathetic; she later changed her mind about this and felt guilty over it after meeting Grayling.

Biography

The Poison Jungle

Bryony appears in the prologue of the book, getting ready to burn down Bloodworm Hive. She was with two other LeafWings, Hemlock and Pokeweed, and the SilkWing Grayling, showing him which plants were to be used to burn down the Hive.

Relationships

Hemlock

Bryony thinks of Hemlock as "stoic and boring". However, she seems to respect him more than Pokeweed.

Pokeweed

Like Hemlock, Bryony thinks of Pokeweed as "stoic and boring". She seems to be competitive with the male LeafWing, jumping to do things before he can.

Sundew

At one year older than her, Bryony and Sundew grew up with each other. When Sundew told her about The Chrysalis, she thought the younger LeafWing was insane.

Grayling

Even though they had only known each other for a day, Bryony had become close friends with the SilkWing. After meeting him, she felt guilty for thinking all SilkWings were pathetic and useless.

Quotes

"Which is why every Hive is going to burn."

"I think it's kind of funny how all the Hives have greenhouses, [...] It's like, the HiveWings wiped out all the tress thinking they were sooo clever, and then after they were done, they realized, oops, plants are kind of useful, actually; maybe we should make some little houses and grow a few. [...] Easy enough once they also stole the SilkWings' fire, I guess," - About the greenhouses

"How can this possibly work?" - On burning down Bloodworm Hive

"Doing what?"

"We're not going to set the webs alight on purpose. But if the Hive burns down like we're hoping..." - To Grayling

"You don't have to do anything. It will be massively dangerous."

"We all have to act fast and as synchronized as possible. Queen Wasp will be inside all these dragons the moment she realizes what's happening. By then it has to be too late for her to stop it."

"I can do that. You and Hemlock review the interior map of the Hive we got from The Chrysalis." - Cutting Pokeweed off

That works for me. Sorry about burning down your home." - To Grayling about being friends

"We found some underground caves to hide in for a few days. Belladonna said we had to lie low so we wouldn't lead Wasp back to anyone else."

"Let's go set a fire." - To Grayling

Trivia

• A bryony is a highly poisonous, greenish-white flowered climbing plant with red berries that is native to western Eurasia and adjacent regions.
• Despite Sundew being the first LeafWing to get a book, Bryony is the first LeafWing POV, and therefore, the first LeafWing POV ever.

Gallery

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  A real bryony plant
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  A typical LeafWing, by Joy Ang
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  LeafWing Sigil by Platypus the SeaWing
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  BRYONY BY SUPERDERPYFISH
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