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Scarlet as depicted on the cover of Escaping Peril.
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| Tribe | SkyWing |
| Gender | Female |
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| First appearance | The Dragonet Prophecy |
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Scarlet was the queen of the SkyWings during The War of SandWing Succession. She was the daughter of Firestorm, mother to Ruby, Hawk, Vermilion, and several unnamed SkyWings.[citation needed] She had one older sister at least two younger sisters.[1][2] She was killed by Queen Ruby at the end of Escaping Peril.[3]
Description[edit | edit source]
Scarlet has orange scales and has rubies embedded between the scales over her eyes.[4] She is slightly larger than Clay and slightly smaller than Kestrel.[5]
Scarlet was queen for thirty years and defeated fourteen challengers.[6] Before her death, she had not been challenged for about eight or nine years.[7] She enjoyed dramatic entertainment like arena battles and trials, the latter of which she thought made her seem like a fair and just ruler.[7][8]
Life[edit | edit source]
The first thing Scarlet learned to do as a dragonet was point at things and scream until someone gave them to her.[9] She screamed anytime she didn't get her way.[10] Scarlet would steal treasure from other dragons in the SkyWing Palace and, when confronted, act as if the dragon speaking to her was incomprehensible.[11]
Scarlet chose to marry Canyon, and the wedding was in planning for days.[12] The event took place in the arena with heavy decorations, a feast including roasted elephants and seared leopards, and a pit of gold coins to roll around in.[13] During the wedding, Scarlet challenged her mother, Firestorm, for the throne and won.[14] She also poisoned her older sister, with several other dragons accidentally being poisoned as well.[1] It was officially the deadliest day in the Sky Kingdom since the last war.[15]
Over the following twelve years, Scarlet had sixteen eggs with Canyon; four males and twelve females.[16] She also survived challenges from her two remaining sisters, two first daughters, a one niece.[17] Scarlet then sent Canyon to the arena, where he won two battles before dying to a SkyWing general.[18]
Over her thirty-year reign, Scarlet replaced all the art in the palace with statues of herself.[19]
When Clay and Tsunami escaped their cave under the mountain, Scarlet found them after pursuing a human that had taken her treasure.[20][21] After Tsunami attacked her,[22] she followed the smoke signal made by Sunny, Starflight, and Glory and captured the Dragonets of Destiny.[23][24] She also captured Kestrel and killed Dune.[25]
During Kestrel's trial, Scarlet killed Osprey after Peril revealed she knew of the Champion's Shield.[26] During the battle, she was sprayed on the side of her face venom from Glory, who was in a marble tree next to Scarlet.[27]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 A Guide to the Dragon World, page 171. "She went on to poison her older sister at the banquet (and several other dragons by accident as well)."
- ↑ A Guide to the Dragon World, page 172. "[...] she was busy dealing with the royal challenges from her two surviving sisters [...]"
- ↑ Escaping Peril, chapter 18, paragraph 28-29. "'You shouldn't have come back, Mother,' she said. Tourmaline glanced up at the waiting crowd and shouted, 'For the SkyWings!' And then, with a ferocious crack, she snapped Queen Scarlet's neck."
- ↑ The Dragonet Prophecy, chapter 10, paragraph 21. "The orange dragon stared at her, her yellow eyes narrowing to slits. Clay noticed that a fine coat of golden chain mail, hung with rubies and amber drops, was fitted around the dragon’s torso. A row of tiny rubies was embedded between the scales over each of her eyes, and more rubies edged the top of her wings. Whoever she was, she had a lot of treasure, which meant she must be important."
- ↑ The Dragonet Prophecy, chapter 10, paragraph 16. "“Certainly not,” said a new voice. “Not unless you want to fight me for it, which I don’t advise.” An orange SkyWing dragon, slightly bigger than Clay, landed soundlessly in the clearing behind the scavenger. Wreaths of smoke coiled around her horns. As the scavenger shrieked again, she bent down and bit off its head."
- ↑ The Dragonet Prophecy, chapter 11, paragraph 1. "She was smaller than he had expected — smaller than Kestrel — but Clay knew they shouldn’t underestimate the SkyWing queen. She’d held on to her power for thirty years, despite fourteen brave, foolish, extremely dead-now challengers. She was one of the longest- lived and deadliest queens in Pyrrhia. Not to mention one of the worst possible dragons to get her claws on the dragonets of destiny, especially since she was allied with Burn, who hated the prophecy and had destroyed the SkyWing egg six years ago."
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 The Dragonet Prophecy, chapter 17, paragraph 46. "“Personally, I think the war is quite entertaining,” the queen went on. “I pick up lots of contenders for the arena from the battlefield. And it’s a terrific distraction for those dragons who might otherwise have challenged me for the throne. No one’s even tried in about eight or nine years. Saves me a lot of trouble.”"
- ↑ The Dragonet Prophecy, chapter 20, paragraph 24. "“Only SkyWings get trials,” Peril said. “Her Majesty likes watching the performance of it — and she thinks it makes her seem like a just and fair ruler.”"
- ↑ A Guide to the Dragon World, page 166. "Listen, I'm old enough to remember Princess Scarlet as a baby dragonet, and she was the worst. The very first thing she learned to do was point at things and scream until someone gave them to her."
- ↑ A Guide to the Dragon World, page 166. "She screamed anytime she didn't get her way, and I'm talking about the highest-pitched angry-eagle shriek you've every heard."
- ↑ A Guide to the Dragon World, page 166. "Also, she stole treasure from every single dragon in the palace. Just sauntered into their rooms snatching jewelry, or breaking their treasure chests to rifle through them. When anyone confronted her about it, she would stare at them as though they were speaking some weird scavenger language she's never heard before."
- ↑ A Guide to the Dragon World, page 170. "This is a ROYAL wedding, Tailwind. It's going to be the event of the season! Scarlet and I have been planning it for days."
- ↑ A Guide to the Dragon World, page 170-171. "We'll have it in the arena, and we'll decorate with chains of rubies and flaming scavengers, and the feast will involve roasted elephants and seared leopards, and maybe there will be a pit full of gold coins for us to roll in."
- ↑ A Guide to the Dragon World, page 171. "[...] in the middle of it, Scarlet challenged her mother for the throne and, of course, won [...]"
- ↑ A Guide to the Dragon World, page 171. "It was officially the deadliest day in the Sky Kingdom since the last war."
- ↑ A Guide to the Dragon World, page 171-172. "A full twelve years — who would have guessed? Long enough to give her sixteen eggs: four males, twelve females."
- ↑ A Guide to the Dragon World, page 172. "[Scarlet] was busy dealing with the royal challenges from her two surviving sisters [...], her first two daughters [...], and one niece [...]."
- ↑ A Guide to the Dragon World, page 172-173. "[...] the end result was him on the sands of the arena, shaking with terror. Scarlet thought it was too, too thrilling: the king himself, fighting any challenger who volunteered [...] He lasted two fights [...] and was killed in the third by a SkyWing general [...]"
- ↑ A Guide to the Dragon World, page 166. "I don't know what happened to all that fancy art. Over her thirty-year reign, Scarlet replaced almost all of it with statues of herself."
- ↑ The Dragonet Prophecy, chapter 10, paragraph 31-31. "Clay inhaled sharply. Even he recognized that name. They were standing face-to-face with the queen of the SkyWings."
- ↑ The Dragonet Prophecy, chapter 10, paragraph 15-16. "“All right,” Clay said diplomatically. “Maybe something else, then. Can we keep all this treasure?” “Certainly not,” said a new voice. “Not unless you want to fight me for it, which I don’t advise.” An orange SkyWing dragon, slightly bigger than Clay, landed soundlessly in the clearing behind the scavenger. Wreaths of smoke coiled around her horns. As the scavenger shrieked again, she bent down and bit off its head."
- ↑ The Dragonet Prophecy, chapter 11, paragraph 15. "Tsunami stabbed the claw through Queen Scarlet’s tail at the vulnerable spot, driving it straight into the ground beneath."
- ↑ The Dragonet Prophecy, chapter 13, paragraph 4. "“Oh, I didn’t have to,” said the queen. “Someone sent up a lovely, helpful smoke signal for me. Led us all right here. What a brilliant idea.”"
- ↑ The Dragonet Prophecy, chapter 13, paragraph 47. "The SkyWing soldiers brought chains forward and started wrapping each of the dragonets in heavy iron. Clay caught Glory’s eye. “Hide,” he mouthed. She shook her head."
- ↑ The Dragonet Prophecy, chapter 13, paragraph 39. "But it was too late. With a chilling crack, Queen Scarlet snapped Dune’s neck and dropped his body on the stone floor."
- ↑ The Dragonet Prophecy, chapter 21, paragraph 5. "Queen Scarlet snatched Osprey up in her talons and shot into the sky."
- ↑ The Dragonet Prophecy, chapter 28, paragraph 30. "Glory’s venom hit Scarlet on the side of her face."