Cinnabar (THQ)

"To be fair, […] we haven't exactly done much at the last few meetings. Or ever. Actually ever. I mean, how can seven dragons change anything? We know there are more SilkWings in other Hives who want to fight back, too. But it's just … everyone's busy with their lives and no one knows what to do and, I don't know, it's overwhelming."

— Cinnabar about the Chrysalis, The Hive Queen

Cinnabar is a female SilkWing who was introduced in The Hive Queen. She is a member of the Jewel Hive Chrysalis and works as a cook for Lady Jewel. She is currently working with Io to save the remaining SilkWings who are not under control of the othermind after the events of The Poison Jungle.

Appearance

Cinnabar has burnt orange scales with glints of dark red under her wings and along her spine, making her look almost like a HiveWing. She has dark orange claws and is rather small.

Personality

Cinnabar's actions show that she is a kind and outspoken SilkWing. She thinks, unlike Morpho, that they could get the HiveWings to join them if they could think for themselves. She is shown to disapprove of Tau and Treehopper's relationship, but it may be because she doesn't want the Chrysalis to be discovered by Queen Wasp. Cinnabar is relatively sympathetic, as shown when she said that the HiveWings might join them if they weren't controlled by Wasp, and she is also open to new ideas.

Biography

The Lost Continent Prophecy

The Hive Queen

Cinnabar was a part of the Jewel Hive Chrysalis. She first appeared when Cricket, Blue, Sundew, and Swordtail hid in the Jewel Hive library. When Queen Wasp came, mind-controlling a HiveWing soldier, she eventually exposed herself along with Tau and apologizing for sneaking out to read in the library to cover. When Wasp persisted that she saw blue wings, Cinnabar explained that it was her cousin Morpho who had come to scold the two and had just left; she also added that it may have been the blankets they were using. She and Tau were then taken away to be "punished" by Lady Jewel. Later, when Cricket used the flamesilk, she and Tau helped Cricket up into the kitchen. She explained to Cricket that whenever Wasp ordered Lady Jewel to punish them, she gave them a medal instead. 

The Poison Jungle

Cinnabar was seen with Io briefly in the SapWing throne room when they were getting ready to depart for the Distant Kingdoms. She immediately decided to stay with Io to save and help the unaffected SilkWings left on Pantala.

The Dangerous Gift

Cinnabar was mentioned in one of the visions Snowfall saw through the gift of vision. She was talking to Tau about the war and worrying that Tau would get hurt with her damaged wing.

Cinnabar later appears in another of Snowfall's visions, talking to Io and reassuring her that the SilkWings will be safe.

Quotes

"No! We need every dragon we can get on our side! I'd rather have fifty SilkWings who are at least trying to do the right thing than three who are perfect in every way by your standards."

― to Morpho about recruiting for the Chrysalis

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"It's just a rumor. I heard it from a SilkWing who heard it from his cousin who heard it from a traveling theater performer. The whisper is that there's a home for old dragons in Tsetse Hive, where none of them are allowed to leave ever because the queen can't mind-control them."

― to Cricket about there being more uncontrollable HiveWings

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"That's true, […] Even in the kitchen we can tell; it's nonstop sugar orders all day. "

― to Swordtail about Lady Jewel getting annoyed when Queen Wasp mind-controls her Hive.

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"Oh, wow. You actually shut Morpho up for a moment. You can definitely be in my Chrysalis."

― to Cricket when she got Morpho to stop talking

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"To be fair, […] we haven't exactly done much at the last few meetings. Or ever. Actually ever. I mean, how can seven dragons change anything? We know there are more SilkWings in other Hives who want to fight back, too. But it's just … everyone's busy with their lives and no one knows what to do and, I don't know, it's overwhelming."

― to Sundew about the Chrysalis

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"We were hiding from Lady Jewel, […] She said we were spending too much time reading and not enough time on our work for her."

― lying to Queen Wasp about being in the library

Gallery

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References

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