Wolfsbane (RCCC)

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He walked slowly through the forest, his steps quiet, his eyes searching the way before him for any sign of danger. Here, on the forest floor, there was danger, but he had walked this trail every night for seven years now, and he knew every plant, every hole, burrow and hive.
At last, the glinting light of the pool came into view, and he walked into the clearing that surrounded it. The pale light of the stars, usually hidden by the thick canopy, shone down on the pool, illuminating the silver ripples.
He sat down by the edge, listening to the sounds of frogs and night insects. Like every night, he picked one of the red flowers from the huge tree that leaned over the pool, and set it adrift on the glassy surface.
"I miss you," he whispered. It was all he could manage, before the ache inside him burned red hot against his chest. "I miss you."
Then he disappeared back into the undergrowth, with only the red flower floating on the water as proof he had been there.
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".....I'd rather not."
"Stop it! Please, stop hurting me."
"Won't you at least defend me? You know me. I didn't do this."
* for the rebooted canon character contest
* canon info:
* mandrake's dad
*Wolfsbane was first seen watching over his son, Mandrake, as the younger dragon attempted to kill a large panther and was shown shouting instructions as the terrified dragonet ran from it. Unlike his daughter, Nettle, he seemed to believe that his son could kill the panther. When Sundew revealed that she had been the one to ultimately kill the panther, he seemed disappointed. Wolfsbane reacted with suspicion when meeting Sundew's friends, asking why she did not kill them (except for Blue due to his flamesilk).
* 'fathomless brown eyes'
* surprised Queen Sequoia knew his name - why? how does she know?
* my ideas for him:
* similar colours to Mandrake
* purples like wolfsbane flowers
* Mandrake has dark green wings with thin gold stripes on top and mahogany brown underneath. - so he might have the thin gold stripes part
*pretty face, worn but pretty
*small talons for a male
*tear in membrane on tail
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* believes in his son, loves his son, sometimes gets exasperated with his son
* kind of came along with the PoisonWings because his wife was very supportive of them and he didn't want to break up the family
*heart is hurt
*he goes out of the jungle as much as he can because he (ironically) hates it.
*broken hearts are hard to fix. They never quite fit together again right.
*"He's like a dog you can just kick and it never bits back, no matter how much pain it's in."
*just wants to be loved and cared for
*a little suspicious and wary, the Tree Wars cut into his soul
*a poet
*capable fighter but dislikes violence
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