Plotting/Wither

Pretty much just a rewrite/AU of the whole of Dragonslayer

Also yes I apologise for how detailed everything the notes are because this is eventually. going to be a fanfic

## Notes

### POV notes

* Mostly will be written in Leaf and Ivy’s POVs since their plots had the most issues imo - Wren isn’t a POV here because I feel she’s relatively fine
* For more diversity, Daffodil and Rowan are going to be POVs as well. Might have more, but I’m not sure

### Character notes

**Leaf**

* Leaf is a darker character than what he was in Dragonslayer. He shows far more signs of taking Wren’s death heavily. He’s shown to be more violent, and is more snippy with everyone in general.
* Leaf investigates Wren’s “death” and ultimately finds out what happened earlier than in canon.
* Currently deciding but maybe he kills a dragon and feels numb afterwards (unlikely but eh it's better than the crap he got in canon)
* The Wren in his head is one of the main influences on his actions.
	+ He is later manipulated by Heath for a good amount of time during the Valor plot

**Ivy**

* Ivy is a more rebellious and curt person with other people, but is also rather naive and trusting. She’s oblivious at times and can act a bit spoilt at times. She’s also more willing to snap at other people more during part three (…mainly at Leaf but for valid reasons y'all will see)
	+ This is more of after a major plot change in part 2
* She holds more against her father due to his banishing of her friends but also due to his mistreatment of her and Lark
* After the banishing of her friends she immediately goes to Brook, demanding to know about the Wingwatcher conspiracy
* Ivy constantly blames herself for the banishments of Daffodil, Violet, Foxglove and Squirrel, though she knows it's Heath's fault. She's constantly stressed out by her own what-if thoughts.

**Wren**

* She's fine

**Daisy**

* Daisy is generally gentle and soft-spoken, but is more talkative around her friends and Daffodil. She can be mischievous and short-tempered, as well as overprotective of her little sister.
* Daisy joins in on the rebellion upon realizing her sister was unjustly banished, also being the one to convince Chipmunk to join in.
* She begins to show some level of affection towards Chipmunk later on

**Chipmunk**

* Chipmunk is a cowardly Wingwatcher who ends up joining the rebellion after his brother’s banishment and due to Daisy (and Moth) insisting that he should help
* He's around the same age as Daisy
* He has something of a crush on Daisy by the start of the book

**Moth**

* Moth is Chipmunk and Squirrel's younger brother.
* He's generally chipper, a goof-off, and tries to avoid most conflict. He's also a bit of a flirt, mainly with Forest and Leaf
* He does end up getting arrested at some point, unfortunately :(

**Forest**

* Mostly a build off of his personality in L2, but like Moth he's also a goof-off, though he's definitely more extroverted than Moth is. Forest is more laid-back and carefree, and doesn't particularly enjoy taking risks. He tries not to show it but thinks poorly of himself, thinking that he'd never be able to live up to his mom.

**Heath**

* Overall the same, except he has an emotional attachment to the gold due to Rose’s "death"
* Also more manipulative

## Plot changes - Part 2:

### Valor

#### Act 1 of part 2

* Daffodil, Violet, Foxglove, and Squirrel all get banished after getting caught
* Ivy is distraught, and realizes that she needs to take action for herself if she wants to prevent Heath from hurting more people
* She tries thinking if there would be any Wingwatchers that she could trust that were against Heath - she remembers how Brook acted around her father during the Wingwatcher ceremony, and attempts going to her
* Before she can speak with Brook, she ends up talking with Forest as she wasn’t home - they develop something of a relationship before Brook comes back
* Ivy and Brook speak about what the Wingwatchers in on the rebellion are planning, albeit with hesitance to do so on Brook’s part
* Brook admits that the Wingwatchers just wanted Heath to step down without much of a fuss so that the people of Valor wouldn't have to worry about who was next to be banished into the wilderness by the Dragonslayer
* She sighs, saying that the more he keeps banishing Wingwatchers, the less of a chance they have to remove him from power. She confesses that they might have to take him out of power with force if it gets worse.
* Ivy asks Brook if there was any way she could help. Brook asks why she should trust Ivy, reminding her that Ivy is Heath's daughter.
* Ivy replies, "he banished so many innocent people, including my best friends. if he's willing to send off even the youngest of citizens of Valor to die over paranoia, then i don't think i can call him my father ever again." She pleads with Brook to let her help, to which Brook reluctantly obliges.
* Brook notices the door opening nearby her office space, and tenses up until she realises it's just Forest. He's noticeable frightened, but manages to ask if it's true that Violet and Daffodil were banished.
* Brook nods grimly, mentioning Foxglove and Squirrel too. She sighs that she isn't sure who Heath will banish next, admitting that she might be one of the next on his list. Forest, shocked, exclaims that he wouldn't. Brook argues that he would, saying "Heath's never liked me anyways. If he doesn't banish me soon, then it's imprisonment for sure."
* Forest whimpers, asking what would happen to him. Brook grimaces, saying that if Forest was lucky he'd simply get banished. Forest looks "as if he was sick to his stomach", groaning that he regrets becoming a Wingwatcher.
* Ivy attempts to comfort him somewhat, replying that as long as he remains low and doesn't do anything risky like she had did, Forest should be fine. Brook says she agrees but says that she wouldn't put it past Heath to banish someone for no reason, either.
* Forest asks Ivy why Heath didn't banish her with the others - Brook jumps in, saying "Heath would obviously want his daughter to remain close to him. That way he could use her to his advantage to weed out the traitors, so to speak. And it's been working perfectly so far."
* Ivy feels disgusted with herself, now upset. She sighs, asking if she's the reason her friends were left for dead in the wild.
* Brook says that it isn't Ivy's fault for their banishments, grumbling that Heath preferred to banish those who made him just a smidge paranoid.

### Valor (Ruins)

#### Act 1 of part 2

* After being banished, Daffodil, Violet, Foxglove, and Squirrel end up living in the ruins with Pine and Azalea

### Talisman

* While training one day, Leaf argues with Rowan about him being a dragonmancer apprentice, complaining
* Long story short Rowan ends up revealing the truth to Leaf earlier than in canon, which still angers him like in canon
* Leaf is just. done with everyone in Talisman so he makes plans to run away
* In the middle of the night when he's about to leave, Tadpole wakes up, asking what Leaf's doing