Danaid

"Who's arguing? Was it old Fritillary? He's the worst. Xenica is terrible too, always gossiping and bad-mouthing everyone. You already know you can't trust Pierid over there. Clubtail is perfectly nice, but by all the Hives, he never stops talking. Heliconian ruins everything. Really, I'm the only one worth knowing."

— Danaid to Blue, The Lost Continent

Danaid is an elderly female SilkWing who appeared in The Lost Continent. She is one of ten flamesilks imprisoned by Queen Wasp and currently resides in the flamesilk factory. She helped Blue and Luna escape from the factory, but did not escape herself. It is unknown whether she has been affected by the othermind yet.

Appearance

Danaid has scales so bright orange she almost looks like a HiveWing, except for the flecks of white dotted along her spine and the long streaks of white striping her wings .

Personality

Blue considers her as a dragon worth knowing, as she is well-rounded and friendly. She was kind to Blue and Luna upon their arrival to the flamesilk factory, and appears to be kind towards both friends and new dragons. However, she has a negative relationship with almost all of her fellow flamesilks, especially Admiral and Fritillary. She is also shown to be curious, promptly asking Blue what he was doing when he returned from the hole that Cricket, Sundew, and Swordtail spoke to him through. She catches on quickly, too, starting an argument as a distraction for Blue and Luna when they escape, stopping Admiral from foiling their plan. Danaid's fellow flamesilks seem to think poorly of her as much as she does of them.

Biography

The Lost Continent Prophecy

The Lost Continent

Danaid made her first appearance in The Lost Continent when Blue ran into her while exploring the flamesilk factory. Danaid immediately started up the conversation with him, remarking how nice it was to have new company around the cavern. While talking with Blue, Danaid accidentally started up a shouting fight between Pierid, Fritillary, and herself. She later was listing all the flamesilks kept in the factory to Blue (excluding Whitespeck) when Admiral stepped into the conversation and told Danaid to stop "poisoning" his son's mind. After a short argument, Danaid reluctantly stopped talking to Blue. Blue saw Danaid later in a nightmare, where she was shouting at Pierid and Fritillary in the winding halls of Cricket's school. After Blue discovered Cricket, Sundew, and Swordtail were going to break him out of the flamesilk factory through a mysterious hole in the wall, Danaid—who was spying on him—asked if he was alright. Blue lied to her, saying that he found some rocks he thought Luna would like. Danaid asked if Blue would introduce his sister to her, and Blue promised that he would. When Blue and Luna tried to convince Admiral to escape with them, their father said that it wasn't right and tried to get the attention of the guards to arrest his dragonets. Danaid overheard their conversation and started shouting at Admiral to stop annoying the guards. Fritillary was soon involved, and Blue realized that Danaid was trying to create a commotion to distract the guards and help Blue and his sister escape. Danaid's plan was a success, and it wasn't long before all ten flamesilks were screaming at each other. Blue thanked Danaid for her help and introduced her to Luna as he had promised. Blue offered for her to come with them, but Danaid replied that she didn't think her old heart would survive running, even for her life, and told them to come back for her if they could find a more sedate way to get her out of the flamesilk factory.

Quotes

"Hello, dear. I'm Danaid. Aren't you a shiny one. We haven't had visitors in so long - and now we'll have two new flamesilks. How delightful."

― to Blue, introducing herself

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"I'm sure you'll be delightful company. Better than all these grousing old dragons anyhow. Some of them can't keep a secret. And SOME of them think VERY highly of themselves."

― to Blue

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"Well, I don't like them anymore! I think they make him look skinny and arrogant and potato-brained!"

― to Pierid about Fritillary

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"Go suck a lime! I hope your face gets eaten by dung beetles!"

― to Fritillary

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"Stop annoying the guards! They don't want to hear your thoughts on potassium at this hour! Or ever!"

― to Admiral

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"I'm not sure my old heart could stand running for my life. But if you find a more sedate way to get us out of here, come back for me."

― to Blue about escaping the flamesilk factory

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• Reference by Platypus the SeaWing
  Reference by Platypus the SeaWing