Io

"Listen, Blue. Stop trusting them right now. They've let you go about your ordinary life so far, but now you look dangerous to them, and they're not going to let you have that life back. It's gone. Please promise me you'll hide from them, Blue. And don't let them catch you."

— Io to Blue about the HiveWings, The Lost Continent

Io is an adult female SilkWing who first appeared in The Lost Continent. She is Swordtail's sister and a member of the Cicada Hive Chrysalis.

As of the events of The Poison Jungle, she is currently working with Cinnabar to save the remaining SilkWings who are not under the othermind's control on Pantala.

Appearance

Io has purple scales, and huge, dark indigo wings dotted here and there with iridescent neon green, as well as long, well-refined bones and horns. She is much taller than Luna, towering over her.

Personality

Io was shown to be very kind but with an impatient side, shown when Blue paused in The Lost Continent as they were running from the HiveWings. It is made clear that she has a hatred towards HiveWings, which is probably the main reason she joined the Chrysalis. However, when she learned about Cricket, she was quick to thank her, despite her being a HiveWing. Like her brother, Swordtail, she has quite rebellious nature, which probably is what led her to join the rebellion in the first place. Io is also shown to have a more calm and mature nature than Swordtail, matching her brother's boiling energy with her own kind of fierce passion. She is determined, convincingly telling Blue to stop believing in the HiveWings and refusing to let her tribe be left to the Othermind, despite the fact that she would have to risk her own life to save them.

Biography

The Lost Continent Prophecy

The Lost Continent

Io attended Luna's Metamorphosis. When she saw the excessive amount of HiveWing guards and Luna's glowing orange wrists, she suspected that Luna had flamesilk. She was worried that Blue might have inherited the ability from Admiral as well, and she helped him escape the Cocoon so that he wouldn't be captured. She hastily explained that blue had to find the Chrysalis for help. She fought mind-controlled HiveWing guards, allowing Blue time to escape.

The Hive Queen
Swordtail mentions that Io told Blue about the Chrysalis.

The Poison Jungle

Io was seen by Sundew in a home in the SapWing village after she was found along with Tsunami and Turtle from the Distant Kingdoms. She was found on the edge of the Poison Jungle , trapped by a Roridula, running from the HiveWings. Io was later reunited with Swordtail to hear the legend of the Hive recited by Sequoia. Io is seen at the end of the book, before the SilkWings and LeafWings depart for The Distant Kingdoms, deciding to stay with Cinnabar to save the rest of the SilkWings.

Relationships

Swordtail

Io appears to be supportive of her brother, as she attended his girlfriend's Metamorphosis on her own accord. The two were happy to be reunited in the SapWing village.

Family Tree

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Swordtail

Io

Quotes

"No way! […] We can't just let them take him!"

― to Burnet when she says Blue should turn himself in for being a flamesilk

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"Why did it have to be you? […] The one SilkWing who thinks HiveWings have any good in them? Listen, Blue. Stop trusting them right now. They've let you go about your ordinary life so far, but now you look dangerous to them, and they're not going to let you have that life back. It's gone."

― to Blue about trusting HiveWings

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"There are SilkWings who can help you, […] if you can find them. A group called the Chrysalis."

― to Blue when she tells him to run

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"Because every time someone says to you, 'Hey, wasn't that mean what that HiveWing did?' you say, 'Oh, maybe she's tired or frustrated with work or just lost something important or is having a fight with her sister,' and then it's kind of hard to follow up with 'Well, care to join a movement to take her down?'"

― to Blue about why he hasn't heard of the Chrysalis

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"Well, my plan was to hide with some friends in the Yellowjacket Hive Chrysalis, […] but when I got there, I was spotted by guards, who chased me pretty much all the way to the jungle. I flew inside to escape them and almost immediately got caught by this enormous horrifying insanely sticky plant. It was going to eat me, Swordtail! With, like, its goo or something! How wild is that? But these dragons rescued me, and they said I could lie low here for a while."

― to Swordtail about being in the Poison Jungle

Trivia

• Io's name was misspelled as "Jo" in the preview of The Lost Continent.

Gallery

• Reference by Platypus the SeaWing
  Reference by Platypus the SeaWing