Sunny spends time following the NightWings toward the SandWing kingdom. Along they way they pass by a burned out village. At first Sunny is confused by the size of the buildings, but then she realizes it is a scavenger village.
Sunny uses the mirror to discover the NightWings are going to go to the Scorpion Den and speak with the Outclaws. The NightWings are furious when the guard at the gate won't let them enter without paying. In the end he lets them pass, but only because of orders from Thorn. Afraid that the Outclaws will steal the mirror Sunny buries it then comes out of her hiding place - to find a guard waiting for her. Thorn wishes to see her as well. She follows the guard into Scorpion Den. She sees posters everywhere seeking information on Dune, Morrowseer, and another NightWing. Scorpion Den is a regular town only the Outclaws, instead of the queens, are in charge. The guard escorting her is named Six Claws and he tells her a little of their town. Another guard approaches them and appears to recognize Sunny, but says nothing. Six Claws takes her to Thorn's tent. She begs him not to let the NightWings see her. Thorn arrives and the NightWings try to negotiate with her, but she is uninterested. In the course of the argument (after discovering Morrowseer is dead) one of the NightWings attacks her and she kills him.
Sunny speaks up so Thorn won't attack the other NightWings. They, however, see an oppoyand sell Sunny out as one of the dragonets in the prophecy. Thorn inspects Sunny then asks the NightWings about a NightWing named Stonemover. All they can tell her is he went missing. Dissatisfied, Thorn orders them locked up. She then takes Sunny to private room where she admits that she has been looking for an egg, Sunny's age, of an unusual dragon and that Dune stole it. She tells Sunny that she is her mother.
Sunny is thrilled and she and Thorn get to know each other - but then a report comes of a dragonbite viper being spotted. Thorn goes to deal with it while Sunny takes a nap. She wakes up to find Six Claws. He goes to take her to her mother but they are stopped by the guard from earlier, Addax. He did recognize Sunny and he has Six Claws' daughter hostage. He wants Sunny so he can turn her in to Burn and go home. Sunny agrees.
Addax brings her to Burn's stronghold. Burn isn't there, but Smolder, Burn's rather nice brother, is. He allows Addax to come home and takes Sunny prisoner. Sunny is panicking but reminds herself to trust in the prophecy - despite a voice in the back of her head telling her it is all a lie. He brings her to a tower filled with oddities - and queen Scarlet.
I gotta say, I never figured Sunny's adventure to be a solo one. The others are all so convinced that she can't do anything on her own that I never saw her striking out on her own. I imagine they are tearing up the rainforest looking for her. Meanwhile she has thwarted a kidnapping, stole the obsidian mirror, met her mother, saved Six Claws's daughter, and now is a prisoner of Burn's. She is really getting around.
Meanwhile, Smolder seems nice. Too bad he can't be king. Maybe that is how the dragonets will solve everything - declare a king instead of a queen. That would be a nice change of pace.
Sunny uses the mirror to discover the NightWings are going to go to the Scorpion Den and speak with the Outclaws. The NightWings are furious when the guard at the gate won't let them enter without paying. In the end he lets them pass, but only because of orders from Thorn. Afraid that the Outclaws will steal the mirror Sunny buries it then comes out of her hiding place - to find a guard waiting for her. Thorn wishes to see her as well. She follows the guard into Scorpion Den. She sees posters everywhere seeking information on Dune, Morrowseer, and another NightWing. Scorpion Den is a regular town only the Outclaws, instead of the queens, are in charge. The guard escorting her is named Six Claws and he tells her a little of their town. Another guard approaches them and appears to recognize Sunny, but says nothing. Six Claws takes her to Thorn's tent. She begs him not to let the NightWings see her. Thorn arrives and the NightWings try to negotiate with her, but she is uninterested. In the course of the argument (after discovering Morrowseer is dead) one of the NightWings attacks her and she kills him.
Sunny speaks up so Thorn won't attack the other NightWings. They, however, see an oppoyand sell Sunny out as one of the dragonets in the prophecy. Thorn inspects Sunny then asks the NightWings about a NightWing named Stonemover. All they can tell her is he went missing. Dissatisfied, Thorn orders them locked up. She then takes Sunny to private room where she admits that she has been looking for an egg, Sunny's age, of an unusual dragon and that Dune stole it. She tells Sunny that she is her mother.
Sunny is thrilled and she and Thorn get to know each other - but then a report comes of a dragonbite viper being spotted. Thorn goes to deal with it while Sunny takes a nap. She wakes up to find Six Claws. He goes to take her to her mother but they are stopped by the guard from earlier, Addax. He did recognize Sunny and he has Six Claws' daughter hostage. He wants Sunny so he can turn her in to Burn and go home. Sunny agrees.
Addax brings her to Burn's stronghold. Burn isn't there, but Smolder, Burn's rather nice brother, is. He allows Addax to come home and takes Sunny prisoner. Sunny is panicking but reminds herself to trust in the prophecy - despite a voice in the back of her head telling her it is all a lie. He brings her to a tower filled with oddities - and queen Scarlet.
I gotta say, I never figured Sunny's adventure to be a solo one. The others are all so convinced that she can't do anything on her own that I never saw her striking out on her own. I imagine they are tearing up the rainforest looking for her. Meanwhile she has thwarted a kidnapping, stole the obsidian mirror, met her mother, saved Six Claws's daughter, and now is a prisoner of Burn's. She is really getting around.
Meanwhile, Smolder seems nice. Too bad he can't be king. Maybe that is how the dragonets will solve everything - declare a king instead of a queen. That would be a nice change of pace.
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