50 Fun Facts About The Dragonet Prophecy

In The Dragonet Prophecy, what did Clay's mother accept in exchange for his egg?

Two cows was the whole price for her son's egg, and she shows no regret when Clay finally tracks her down. He had spent six years imagining a loving family waiting in the marshes.

In The Dragonet Prophecy, how are the guardian Kestrel and Queen Scarlet's arena fighter Peril related?

Mother and daughter is the truth that comes out at Kestrel's trial, where each learns the other is still alive. Kestrel had fled the SkyWings years earlier and believed her dragonet was dead.

In The Dragonet Prophecy, how does Queen Scarlet use Glory while the other dragonets are held as arena fighters?

As living artwork, Glory is chained to a tree so her colour-changing scales can shimmer in the sunlight. Everyone assumes she is dozing, which later gives her the chance to strike.

In The Dragonet Prophecy, what hidden weapon does Glory use to melt half of Queen Scarlet's face?

Venom from her fangs is a weapon nobody in the arena expects, and Glory had already used it in secret to save Clay from an IceWing. The spray that hit the queen was aimed at her royal guest.

In The Dragonet Prophecy, what does Starflight say makes Clay immune to the heat of Peril's touch?

A blood-red egg gives the MudWing inside it scales that flames cannot harm, something Starflight had once read about. Clay only finds out when he grabs Peril without thinking.

In The Dragonet Prophecy, how does Clay get out of the guardians' sealed cave to find help?

Down an underground river was the only way out once Tsunami, the stronger swimmer, had been chained up. Clay nearly dies on the way when a white substance starts dissolving his scales.

In The Dragonet Prophecy, why did Clay really go after the other dragonets' eggs when he hatched?

To help them hatch is what a firstborn MudWing does by instinct, cracking open the shells of its brothers and sisters. The guardians took it for an attack and never let Clay forget it.

In The Dragonet Prophecy, which tribe does Glory, the stand-in for the missing SkyWing dragonet, come from?

A RainWing egg was the last-minute replacement Webs took from the rainforest when the SkyWing egg was lost. Kestrel grumbled from the start that it was the wrong kind of dragon.

In The Dragonet Prophecy, who killed Queen Oasis and set off the SandWing war?

A scavenger, one of the small two-legged treasure thieves that dragons barely notice, killed the queen and left her three daughters fighting over the throne. The dragonets act the story out as a play.

In The Dragonet Prophecy, why does Queen Scarlet plan to hand Sunny over to a visiting SandWing princess?

For a collection of oddities kept in the princess's weirdling tower, where an odd-looking SandWing would be a prize exhibit. Sunny spends the wait making friends with her SkyWing guards.

In the prologue of The Dragonet Prophecy, what does a SandWing princess do with the stolen SkyWing egg?

Drops it off a cliff, believing that one broken egg has ruined the prophecy for good. She then kills the IceWing who was carrying it, leaving the guardians one dragonet short.

In The Dragonet Prophecy, which guardian dies at Queen Scarlet's claws when her soldiers storm the hidden cave?

Dune, the maimed SandWing guardian, is pinned down and has his neck snapped. Sunny, the one dragonet he was always kind to, sobs over his body and begs him to wake up.

In The Dragonet Prophecy, which subject is the SeaWing guardian Webs responsible for teaching the dragonets?

History is Webs's job, which is why the dragonets know the story of the SandWing war well enough to act it out. Battle training is left to the far fiercer Kestrel.

In The Dragonet Prophecy, what does Morrowseer order the guardians to do after he inspects the five dragonets?

Kill Glory was the order, because she was not the SkyWing the prophecy called for. Clay overhears the guardians planning it, and that is what pushes the dragonets to escape.

In The Dragonet Prophecy, how do Sunny and Starflight free Tsunami from the chains the guardians put on her?

By melting them with fire, Sunny and Starflight free the one dragonet strong enough to stop the guardians. Tsunami then catches up with Clay and saves him from the substance eating his scales.

In The Dragonet Prophecy, what do Sunny and Starflight set alight to make a smoke signal for Clay and Tsunami?

Scrolls make the smoke that guides Clay and Tsunami back to the cave. Unluckily, Queen Scarlet spots the same signal and follows it straight to all five dragonets.

In The Dragonet Prophecy, the mountain cave where the five dragonets are raised lies in which dragon realm?

The Sky Kingdom is where the Talons of Peace hid the dragonets for six years, under a mountain in the territory of the very queen who ends up capturing them.

In The Dragonet Prophecy, what does Clay briefly mistake for stars while escaping through the dark caves?

Glowworms fill one cavern on the way out, and for a moment Clay thinks he has reached the open sky. He got that far by following Starflight's advice.

In The Dragonet Prophecy, what injury stops Tsunami from flying when she and Clay first burst out of the mountain?

A dislocated wing, wrenched out while she tore free of her chains, sends Tsunami tumbling until Clay dives to slow her fall. He then shoves the joint back into place himself.

In The Dragonet Prophecy, what does Tsunami drive through Queen Scarlet's tail so she and Clay can get away?

A sword taken from a small treasure thief pins the queen's tail to the ground through its one vulnerable spot. It buys Tsunami and Clay a head start, and makes them a furious enemy.

In The Dragonet Prophecy, where does Queen Scarlet keep Sunny while her friends are forced to fight in the arena?

In a hanging cage above the feasting hall, Sunny is on show as a curiosity for the queen's guests. It takes Peril's scorching touch to melt the bars and get her out.

In The Dragonet Prophecy, which IceWing prisoner is Clay forced to fight in his first battle in Queen Scarlet's arena?

Fjord has Clay pinned and is about to finish him when a jet of black liquid melts his face and neck. The crowd assumes Clay did it, and he is declared the winner.

In The Dragonet Prophecy, what does Tsunami do to distract the arena while an IceWing has Clay pinned down?

Leaps off her rock spire, nearly strangling herself and dragging the prisoners chained beside her over the edge too. With every eye on the chaos, nobody sees who really ends the fight.

In The Dragonet Prophecy, what does Clay use as an instrument to start the arena prisoners singing?

A broken wire, one Peril had accidentally burned through, makes a note when Clay drags it across the others. Soon every prisoner above the arena is singing about the dragonets.

In The Dragonet Prophecy, which SkyWing tradition does Peril invoke to save Kestrel from execution at her trial?

The Champion's Shield lets the queen's champion stand in for a prisoner by fighting an opponent in the arena. Peril cannot read, so an old friend had to tell her the rule existed.

In The Dragonet Prophecy, which elderly SkyWing defends Kestrel at her trial and is then dropped to his death?

Osprey, nearly blind and with a paralysed tail, tells the court the true story of why Kestrel fled. The queen then picks him up and drops him from the sky, knowing he cannot fly.

In The Dragonet Prophecy, what do Starflight and Tsunami do when Queen Scarlet orders them to battle each other?

They refuse, so the furious queen sends other opponents into the arena against the two friends instead. Moments earlier Tsunami had been forced to kill a crazed SeaWing prisoner.

In The Dragonet Prophecy, what happens to Starflight in the middle of Queen Scarlet's arena games?

NightWings carry him off after Morrowseer arrives with soldiers and kills the IceWing prisoners Starflight was meant to face. He protests about leaving his friends, but nobody listens.

In The Dragonet Prophecy, what occasion is Queen Scarlet celebrating with arena fights on the day the dragonets escape?

Her hatching day, the dragon version of a birthday, is why the queen wants an especially bloody show for her royal guest. It ends with her own face melted and the arena in a panic.

In The Dragonet Prophecy, which SandWing princess shoves Queen Scarlet into the path of Glory's attack to save herself?

Burn, the biggest of the three sisters fighting over the SandWing throne, uses her own ally as a shield. She then shoots into the sky and sends search parties after the dragonets.

In The Dragonet Prophecy, why does Peril betray the dragonets to Queen Scarlet during their first escape attempt?

To keep Clay near her, Peril leads the queen straight to the fleeing prisoners. She has grown fiercely attached to him and cannot bear to see him leave.

In The Dragonet Prophecy, what do MudWings call the first-hatched sibling who leads and protects the others?

The bigwings is the role Clay should have had among his own brothers and sisters, a place his brother Reed filled instead. Glory points out that Clay became one for the dragonets.

In The Dragonet Prophecy, what is the name of Clay's mother, whom he finally meets among the MudWings?

Cattail greets her long-lost son with a shrug, since MudWing parents take no part in raising their young. Clay's real family turns out to be the brothers and sisters he finds nearby.

Where are the dragonets heading as The Dragonet Prophecy ends, after Clay has met his MudWing family?

The Kingdom of the Sea is next because Starflight returns with news that a SeaWing queen is eager to meet Tsunami. Clay promises his brothers and sisters he will return once the war is over.

In The Dragonet Prophecy, which weapon of an ordinary SandWing is missing from Sunny's body?

A barbed tail is what makes other SandWings so dangerous, yet Sunny's simply curls to an ordinary point. With bright golden scales and grey-green eyes, she looks like nobody else in her tribe.

In The Dragonet Prophecy, which ability does Glory reveal to her friends for the first time inside the cave?

Camouflaging her scales to match the rocks and stalactites, Glory vanishes from view just when she most needs to. The trick buys the dragonets precious time on the night of their escape.

What part did the NightWing Morrowseer play in the dragonet prophecy that the five young dragons are raised to fulfil?

He delivered it years before the story opens, and when he flies in to inspect the dragonets he is far from impressed by what the guardians have raised.

In The Dragonet Prophecy, which secret group gathers the five eggs and raises the dragonets in hiding?

The Talons of Peace wanted to end the war by making the prophecy come true, and sent five guardians to gather the eggs. Two of them died before the dragonets had even hatched.

In The Dragonet Prophecy, what is the date on which the five dragonets of destiny hatched known as?

The brightest night comes roughly once a century, when all three moons are full at the same time. Clay was the first of the five to break out of his shell.

In The Dragonet Prophecy, what is the easygoing MudWing Clay most often heard complaining about?

Being hungry is about the only thing Clay ever grumbles over, and even then he does it in a sweet, funny way. Tsunami calls him the heart of the group.

Which author, also a two-day Jeopardy! champion, wrote The Dragonet Prophecy and the rest of Wings of Fire?

Tui T. Sutherland was born in Caracas, Venezuela, and is named after a bird found only in New Zealand. She named the dragonet Sunny after her own dog, Sunshine.

Which publisher released The Dragonet Prophecy and later asked its author for a graphic novel adaptation?

Scholastic brought the book out in the United States on July 1, 2012, with Amanda Maciel as its editor. The story opened a series that became a New York Times bestseller.

Which Wings of Fire novel comes directly after The Dragonet Prophecy and continues the dragonets' journey?

The Lost Heir hands the lead role to Tsunami and reached shops just six months after the first book. Each novel in the opening arc follows a different dragonet.

Which artist drew the graphic novel adaptation of The Dragonet Prophecy, released more than five years after the book?

Mike Holmes drew the comic version, which came out in January 2018, with Maarta Laiho adding the colours. He went on to illustrate the adaptations of the later books too.

In The Dragonet Prophecy, what does Kestrel keep demanding that Clay show during their battle training?

His inner monster is what Kestrel believes she glimpsed when the newly hatched Clay went for the other eggs. Gentle Clay spends six years fearing that she might be right.

In The Dragonet Prophecy, what can MudWings such as Clay do for up to an hour at a time?

Hold their breath, which is how the newly hatched Clay survived when the guardians dumped him in the water until the other eggs had cracked open.

On which dragon-ruled continent is The Dragonet Prophecy, the first Wings of Fire book, set?

Pyrrhia is itself shaped like a dragon on the map, with the Ice Kingdom forming its head. It is the only setting of the first ten Wings of Fire books.

In the epilogue of The Dragonet Prophecy, what becomes of Kestrel after she is lured to a rocky island?

She is murdered by a SandWing princess who is plotting with Morrowseer, then pushed over the cliffside. The pair had agreed she was a danger to their plan, and Webs is next on their list.

In The Dragonet Prophecy, who was Asha, the MudWing guardian who died after carrying Clay's egg to the cave?

His aunt, since Asha was the sister of Clay's mother, and she died of wounds from a battle she was caught in on the way. Clay realises she could have explained MudWing ways to him.

In The Dragonet Prophecy, what opening in the cave roof do the young dragonets once pile up rocks to reach?

The sky hole is the target of the dragonets' rock pile, which the guardians find after Sunny lets the secret slip. Even Sunny, the smallest of the five, could not squeeze through it.