Secretkeeper

"You need to stop doing that, remember? If you only hear it in your head, don't respond. No one can know about your curse. Everybody thinks NightWings don't have powers anymore - they won't know what to do with you if they find out."

— Secretkeeper, telling Moonwatcher not to reveal her powers.

Template:Infobox Character Secretkeeper is a female NightWing and the mother of Moonwatcher. Her mate was revealed as Morrowseer in Moon Rising, when Moonwatcher read her mind. She mentioned that Secretkeeper didn't think about him much, and that he can't be trusted.

Biography

Moon Rising

Secretkeeper first appears in the prologue of Moon Rising, explaining events prior to the first series. She had hidden her daughter's egg in the Rainforest to protect her from the harsh and unhealthy conditions of the Night Kingdom. Secretkeeper knows Moonwatcher's egg is due to hatch, so she is on her way to the rainforest. She encounters Mastermind and Farsight in the hallway. Mastermind seems to know what she is up to, and yet he doesn't mention it, which gives us the impression that he is someone that can be trusted. Being Starlight's dad, maybe it runs in the family. But Farsight is under the impression that the egg had been lost. Farsight asks if Secretkeeper needs anyone to sit with her, but she declines abruptly, noting that Farsight was the kind of dragon who wouldn't take it too personally. After getting past Preyhunter, the guard, she goes through the tunnel. At first Secretkeeper cannot find the egg in the forest, but she soon finds it. She notices that the egg has changed color from black to silver and has changed location to under a ray of moonlight. Secretkeeper then thinks that Mastermind or Greatness wants to catch her when she sees this. Secretkeeper begins to suspect that there is something different about her daughter, and wonders if she has done something wrong. Then Moonwatcher emerges from the eggshell, and her mother notes that she is "perfect in every way". She says this even though she has silver scales beside her eyes, but Secretkeeper might have just added that to why her daughter was beautiful. Secretkeeper hides Moon before returning to the Night Kingdom once a dragon named Preyhunter called to her. 

In the first chapter of the book, Secretkeeper is taking Moon to the first day of school at the Jade Mountain Academy.  They picked a spot where they could watch the entering students until they were ready. Secretkeeper never talked about Moon's father, but Moon read his name in her mind: Morrowseer. She doesn't want to leave Moon at Jade Mountain, but forces herself to go so Moon will be encouraged to make new friends and get away from the NIghtWing tribe.

Prisoners

Secretkeeper is mentioned by Morrowseer when he is discussing with Farsight about taking her egg (Starflight) for the prophecy, saying that 'she’s got a sensible head on her shoulders, and she’d hand over her dragonet for a prophecy in a heartbeat.'

Winter Turning

In Winter Turning, she meets with her daughter once more when Moon returns to the Rainforest with her companions Qibli, Winter, and Kinkajou to warn Queen Glory of Icicle's plot to kill the RainWing queen. When they were walking through the Nightwing part of the village, Moon sees her mother and the two embrace. It said Qibli and Kinkajou had longing expressions on their faces as they watched Moon and Secretkeeper hug, while Winter insists that his parents are perfect the way they are, and made him a true, dignified IceWing.

Quotes

"I'll be back as soon as I can. Please, please don't leave this spot until I come. All right?"

"I'm your mother, little one. I'm going to call you Moonwatcher. You're going to have the happiest life any dragon has ever had, and you're going to live forever and ever, and the volcano will never have you."

"Stay secret. Stay hidden. Stay safe."- Her mantra

"You'll make friends here. I'm sure you will." -To Moon

"You need to stop doing that, remember? If you only hear it in your head, don't respond. No one can know about your curse. Everybody thinks NightWings don't have powers anymore - they won't know what to do with you if they find out."

"Wow. A real queen. I've never seen one before." "Queen Glory is barely older than you are. I mean a real queen, someone who's ruled their tribe for years and years."