Quickstrike
- "Be as stealthy as you can, and meet me afterward at your sleeping cave."
- — Quickstrike to her son, Deathbringer.
Template:Infobox Character Quickstrike was a female NightWing, Deathbringer's mother and a NightWing assassin. She was also a rival of Morrowseer who proved to be a possible threat to her son. She later got struck by lightning and was killed by one of Blister's soldiers.
Biography
Quickstrike is first seen asking her son, Deathbringer, to spy on the queen. She says she is going to have a meeting with Princess Greatness in one hour, and wants him to listen in on the conversation. Deathbringer is curious as to why this is, but obeys her nonetheless.
Later, at the beginning of the meeting, Deathbringer hears a male voice speaking. Greatness confirms that it is Morrowseer. Quickstrike plunges right in and asks if Deathbringer can come with her to the continent on an assassination assignment involving a SeaWing general named Tempest. She claims that he needs to learn about politics and the geography of Pyrrhia, as well as how to properly assassinate a dragon, and that it would be the perfect opportunity. Morrowseer says no at first, but finally agrees, on the condition that Deathbringer must slay either Slaughter or Vengeance before he can go.
After Deathbringer completes his mission, however, Quickstrike meets him afterwards in the dragonet sleeping cave. She says she was going to tell him not to attempt an assassination, and that he should've checked with her first. Deathbringer apologizes, but Quickstrike is still fretting. She fears that Morrowseer will have some kind of punishment ready for her son because he killed one of Morrowseer's ''pets'', and so she arranges for them to leave that night.
Later, the two are hovering over the Bay of a Thousand Scales, waiting for any sign of life, when Quickstrike is hit by a bolt of lightning. Deathbringer hides his luckily still-breathing but unconscious mother under some fallen trees. She does not wake up, and when Deathbringer kills Tempest, Blister's allies are confused and search the island. They find Quickstrike by herself, and Deathbringer cannot follow, afraid that his cover will be blown. After the soldiers came back with news that Quickstrike was half dead Blister tells her soldiers go kill her. Though Deathbringer was still hiding listening to the conversation.
Personality
Quickstrike seems to be a quick-thinking dragon. She does get worried about her son, whom she probably loves very much, though she never actually says this. She may have a bit of a grudge against Morrowseer, as he did order Deathbringer on a nearly impossible mission. She is not that impatient, as she has stayed out waiting for Tempest at least a few days. Quickstrike is protective of her tribe, and knows she cannot let any other dragon see them on a mission, or their secret will be revealed.
Trivia
- Quickstrike might be the stuffed dragon in Burn's weirdling collection featured in The Brightest Night, though this is unconfirmed.
Gallery
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A typical NightWing; art by Joy Ang
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A typical NightWing from the German publications
