- "I hope you do. [...] I hope the antidote works. I hope this whole horrible thing ends and we all get to live happily ever after."
- — Mandrake to Sundew about her marrying Willow and stopping Queen Wasp, The Poison Jungle
Mandrake is a male LeafWing dragonet who was introduced in The Poison Jungle. He has leafspeak and formerly served as an insect sorter for the PoisonWings. He is the son of Wolfsbane and the younger brother of Nettle. He was formerly betrothed to Sundew.
Description[]
Mandrake has dark green wings with thin gold stripes on top and mahogany brown underneath.[1] He has a nonthreatening, crooked smile.[2]
Personality[]
Mandrake is nervous but understanding,[3] admitting that he is not like the other PoisonWings.[2] He is shifty, quiet, polite,[4] and unconfined, which troubled his status among his family. He always had to close his eyes, focus, and breathe, even in the middle of an actual emergency.[5] Mandrake enjoys caring for the PoisonWings' poisonous insect collection[6] and seemed to be indifferent about being betrothed to Sundew.[7]
Biography[]
The Lost Continent Prophecy[]
The Poison Jungle[]
Mandrake was trying to kill a panther while his father, Wolfsbane, and his sister, Nettle, watched. He was extremely nervous and kept panicking before he could seize his opportunity. He also took a lot of time to do it, causing Nettle to complain about how slow he was. When Sundew trapped the panther for him with her leafspeak in order to save him, he at first believed he did it and was confused by his success. When Sundew appeared, he seemed happy to see her, though he was visibly disappointed that his sister's suspicions that Sundew killed the panther were confirmed. Mandrake offered to stay with Sundew and her friends while his father and sister alerted Commander Belladonna of their presence. While he was with them, he informed the group that he was Sundew's fiancé.
Later on, Belladonna forcibly assigned Mandrake and Nettle to go with Sundew, Willow, Cricket, and Bumblebee on their expedition to the Eye of the jungle to find a LeafWing named Hawthorn.
As soon as Mandrake and Sundew began speeding up the growth of the heart of salvation, Sundew told him she was not going to marry him. Mandrake said that he always knew that and that he hoped she would marry Willow. Later on, Sundew attempted to convince him to organize the LeafWings for evacuation. At first, he was unsure of his ability, but Sundew persuaded him to take responsibility. He went back to the PoisonWings village to help with the evacuation.
Field Guides[]
A Guide to the Dragon World[]
Mandrake was interviewed about his favorite book in the LeafWing chapter of the guide where he shared that his favorite book was The Exceptionally Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Insects for the Discerning Entomologist.
Relationships[]
Nettle[]
Mandrake is her younger brother, he does not get along with his sister. He obeys Nettle's orders and seems a bit scared of her at times. As Mandrake's friendly, non-violent personality clashes with his sister's aggressive, bossy personality, they are not very often cooperative, but can work well together on a mission.
Sundew[]
Mandrake was formerly Sundew's fiancé. He seemed proud of it, but then it became more and more apparent as the book progressed that Sundew did not want to marry Mandrake and wanted to marry Willow instead. Sundew eventually revealed this to Mandrake, but Mandrake was not surprised and said that he had always known that. However, Sundew says that Mandrake is one of the only dragons that she actually likes. Mandrake hoped Sundew will be happy with Willow and they both will survive to the end.
Wolfsbane[]
Mandrake's father, Wolfsbane, is concerned with strengthening Mandrake's leafspeak powers. However, unlike Nettle, Wolfsbane is shown to be calmer about the subject, as he believes that Mandrake will indeed improve in the power of his leafspeak, showing that he does care about his son.
Family tree[]
Wolfsbane | Unknown | ||||||||||||||
Nettle | Mandrake | ||||||||||||||
Quotes[]
- "[Your parents came] Not long before you. [...] Maybe half a day? And only Belladonna and Odollam. Hemlock and the other two were going to ground near the, uh, the target."
- ― to Sundew (The Poison Jungle, page 41)
- "Oh wow! Was it amazing? Belladonna said they torched the whole thing. Flames brushing the clouds! HiveWings screaming with rage!"
- ― to Sundew, about the burning of Bloodworm Hive (The Poison Jungle, page 41)
- "But ... all at once? [...] I mean ... this whole section of the map is just ... snakes. If those are snakes. Maybe they're not. Maybe they're very tiny rivers."
- ― about the Den of Vipers (The Poison Jungle, page 189)
- "Nettle, you are very welcome to kill all the vipers for us."
- ― to Nettle (The Poison Jungle, page 190)
- "It's terrifying, isn't it?"
- ― to Sundew (The Poison Jungle, page 253)
- "I hope you do. [...] I hope the antidote works. I hope this whole horrible thing ends and we all get to live happily ever after."
- ― to Sundew, about marrying Willow and stopping Queen Wasp (The Poison Jungle, page 254)
- "Yes, [...] I'm good at that."
- ― to Sundew about organizing the LeafWings for evacuation (The Poison Jungle, page 291)
References[]
- ↑ The Poison Jungle, page 36
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Poison Jungle, page 37
- ↑ The Poison Jungle, page 254
- ↑ The Poison Jungle, page 48
- ↑ The Poison Jungle, page 29
- ↑ The Poison Jungle, page 67
- ↑ The Poison Jungle, page 38