Asha

"That's Asha, all right. She was always softhearted and mushy about crazy things. She loved mooning around little dragonets, telling them the story of that prophecy. She left a lot of blithering, obsessed dreamy-eyed dragons behind in this village, let me tell you; they still won't shut up about destiny and peace and all of that."

— Cattail to Clay about Asha, The Dragonet Prophecy

Template:Charbox Asha was a female MudWing and a member of the Talons of Peace. She was Cattail's sister, and therefore also the aunt of Clay and his seven siblings. Asha died of wounds that she had gotten from the crossfire between Blaze's and Blister's armies after successfully delivering Clay's egg.

Personality

Cattail claimed that Asha was "always soft-hearted and mushy about everything" and that "she left a lot of blithering, obsessed, dreamy-eyed dragons behind in the village." This may suggest that Asha was kindhearted and sensitive, with a lot of faith in the prophecy that she tried to help others see. She was portrayed as gentle and caring, as well as possibly a good parental figure, unlike the rest of the MudWing parents. It seems Asha cared more about the well being of dragonets than an average MudWing. Clay reflects on how her presence would have improved the dragonets' lives, and how she likely would have taught him more about MudWing customs and traditions. She might have been able to combat Kestrel's fiery temper.

Biography

Pre-Series
Asha was a member of the Talons of Peace and the dragon who brought Clay's blood-red egg to them. However, she was badly injured due to getting caught in the crossfire of a skirmish between Blister's and Blaze's forces and died of her wounds shortly after arriving at the Talons' secret location under the mountain.

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The Dragonet Prophecy

The Dragonet Prophecy

Asha was mentioned by Cattail, her sister, when Cattail was explaining how she sold Clay's egg to her for two cows. Clay realized that having Asha alive and as one of their dragon guardians would have meant that they would've had a kind adult who cared about them and who told Clay about MudWing life, which meant that having Asha in the cave would've improved the lives of the dragonets of destiny. Asha also would have known why Clay "attacked" the other eggs when they hatched, eliminating quite a bit of verbal abuse and wrongful expectations from Kestrel in his life. Cattail said that her siblings would be pretty upset at the death of Asha and that it served her right for leaving their bigwings.

Family Tree

Unnamed Dragons

Asha

Cattail

Unknown

Clay

Reed

Pheasant

Sora

Marsh

Crane

Umber

Trivia

• In the annotated version of The Dragonet Prophecy, Tui said that she might tell Asha's story someday, perhaps in a Winglet book.
• If Asha had survived her wounds, she would've been a guardian of the dragonets of destiny and Clay's teacher about the ways of the MudWing tribe.
• Asha is one of the only three known MudWings in the Talons of Peace, the others being Bog and Crocodile.

Quotes

"Asha is dead, too. Caught in a battle between Blaze's and Blister's forces in the way here. She still made it with the red MudWing egg, but she died of her wounds soon after."

― Webs about Asha

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