Willow

Template:SpoilerTPJ Template:Charbox Willow is a young female LeafWing 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 deep, 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, “crinkly and sparkly” face and river-deep eyes that smile. It has also been noted by Sundew that up close, she carries a scent of mint, chocolate, and new rain.

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

Willow first appears in a flashback Sundew has when she goes to meet Willow. Sundew, who is two years old, is chasing a frog and notices the sky is getting darker. She heads towards a pond, and searches for the frog, yelling angry curses at it. Willow interrupts her and says "Who are you talking to?" Sundew says she's looking for her "archnemesis", and Willow thinks it's a dragon. Sundew explains that her archnemesis is a frog, and Willow starts laughing. Sundew asks where Willow is from, and Willow points to the trees, away from the LeafWing village. Sundew is confused and says her name. Willow says her name, and Sundew explains that she's the savior of Pantala from the HiveWings. Willow gasps and realizes Sundew is a "PoisonWing" and flies over to inspect her. Willow also explains that Queen Sequoia is alive, and living with the SapWings (although Willow calls them the "real LeafWings"). She goes on and adds that Sequoia was meeting with Belladonna to negotiate peace. Sundew argues that they need to fight Wasp, and Willow calms her. After both standing by each other's sides, Sundew notices that their heartbeats had synced. They stood together for a while before Sundew announced that she decided to spare the frog's life. Willow laughed and said that she had just decided to wait until the frog came out so she could kill it. They both laughed about it, and Willow requested that Sundew moves to the SapWing village with her. Sundew reluctantly denied. They came to meet each other the next night at the same place, and Willow gave Sundew a jade frog. Sundew was to set it on a rock by the pond each night so Willow would know she was there.

Sundew and Willow continued to meet each other in the same spot for four years. After returning to the present time, Willow entered the clearing and saw the frog. They had not seen each other for many days since Sundew had to leave the jungle. Sundew bounded into Willow's wings. Willow explained her daring rescue plan that she was thinking up. Sundew gave her flowers and explained everything that she had done since she was gone. Willow freaked out and exclaimed that they had to tell the queen, as the HiveWings were likely on their way. Sundew tried to protest, but Queen Sequoia, who had been eavesdropping the entire conversation, entered and told her that she needed to know. Willow is also a Lesbian and Sundew's girlfriend.

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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, teasingly prompting her to say something romantic

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

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

"The Sundew? The one and only Sundew? The one who almost slew the great and terrible grasshopper-stealing frog menace of the jungle?" - 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

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  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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  Sundew and Willow by VioletclawstheSeaWingIceWing
• Willow and Hawthorn by TRUNSWICKED
  Willow and Hawthorn by TRUNSWICKED
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  Willow design by Trunswicked (Base by Joy Ang)
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  Sundew and Willow by _king_of_lemons
• Sundew and Willow by xTheDragonRebornx
  Sundew and Willow by xTheDragonRebornx
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