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.Photo source: Mandrake illustration in 1491 Hortus Sanitatis. Mandrake's father, Wolfsbane, is concerned with strengthening Mandrake's leafspeak powers. Mandrake hoped Sundew will be happy with Willow and they both will survive to the end. However, Sundew says that Mandrake is one of the only dragons that she actually likes. Sundew eventually revealed this to Mandrake, but Mandrake was not surprised and said that he had always known that. 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.

As Mandrake's friendly, non-violent personality clashes with his sister's aggressive, bossy personality, they are not very often cooperative. He obeys Nettle's orders and seems a bit scared of her at times. Mandrake is her younger brother, he does not get along with his sister. He went back to the PoisonWings village to help with the evacuation. At first, he was unsure of his ability, but Sundew persuaded him to take responsibility. Later on, Sundew attempted to convince him to organize the LeafWings for evacuation. Mandrake said that he always knew that and that he hoped she would marry Willow. Mandrake later appeared with Sundew, Willow, Cricket, and Nettle on their expedition to the Eye of the jungle having been forced to come along by Belladonna.Īs 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. While he was with them, he informed the group that he was Sundew's fiancé. Mandrake offered to stay with Sundew and her friends while his father and sister alerted Commander Belladonna of their presence. 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. 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. He also took a lot of time to do it, causing Nettle to complain about how slow he was. He was extremely nervous and kept panicking before he could seize his opportunity.

Mandrake was first seen trying to kill a panther while his father, Wolfsbane, and his sister, Nettle, watched. He seemed to be indifferent about being betrothed to Sundew, despite grinning when he called her his 'fiancée.' Mandrake is also shown to be understanding when Sundew tells him she was not going to marry him he already knew and hoped she will be happy with Willow.īiography The Lost Continent Prophecy The Poison Jungle Mandrake enjoys tending to the PoisonWings' poisonous insect collection, where 'he was always happy tending to the bullet ants and venomous centipedes'. He always had to close his eyes, focus, and breathe, even in the middle of an actual emergency. Mandrake is a nervous but understanding LeafWing, agreeing himself to the fact that he is not like the other LeafWings when Cricket asks him if all LeafWings are loud and 'shouty.' He is shifty, nervous, quiet, polite, and unconfined, which troubled his status among his family. Mandrake has dark green wings with thin gold stripes on top and mahogany brown underneath.

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