Bait/History

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* Overview
* Prequels
* First Saga
* Fillers
* Second Saga

## History

At some point, Bait was given to Ezran by his father, King Harrow. Harrow was the one who named Bait and discovered that he secretly loves belly rubs. Callum explained to Rayla that Bait's name is kind of a sick joke since his species is known for being delicious and used by deep-sea fishermen to catch giant fish.

## Book One - Moon

### Echoes of Thunder

Bait sleeps atop Ezran in his bed, providing a glowing nightlight. Ezran drools on him and he stops glowing and licks away the drool. Even as Ezran is startled awake by a thunderstorm, he dozes, but when Callum nestles him in close, he glows red in irritation, but then returns to his normal color and drifts off again. Later, Ezran uses a grate to sneak into the shop of a baker named Barius and brings along Bait, whom Barius refers to as a "little monster." In response, Bait uses his tongue to snatch one of Barius's jelly tarts. When Barius expresses outrage, Ezran says that he can tell by his eyes that he's innocent and Bait flashes puppy-dog eyes. He then snatches up several more tarts, giving the eyes all the while and drooling, before darting away, serving as decoy while Ezran bags more tarts and escapes. Later, he is with Ezran when he and Callum are summoned by King Harrow and told that they are going to the Banther Lodge. That evening, Ezran plays a game of hide-and-seek with him, but his glowing gives him away and Ezran giggles that he's terrible at hide-and-seek before giving him one the sneaked tarts. Callum then comes, urging him to get packed and when Ezran doesn't do so, tells him that they're coming to kill Harrow. In response, Ezran runs out, sitting Bait before Callum. Bait scampers out the small door, but then turns to Callum, turns red and growls at him before slamming the door with his tail.

### What is Done

When Rayla discovers Ezran hiding behind a painting, he holds out Bait, asking her if she had met him and to say hello to his little friend. Taking his cue, Bait emits a powerful light. Ezran and Callum shield their eyes, but Rayla is caught off-guard and buffeted back by the light, giving Ezran and Callum time to slip away. She later warns Ezran that she won't "fall for that flashing frog trick again." At this, he tells her that he is a Glow Toad and Bait turns an orange color in irritation at her words. The group then discovers the hidden egg of Azymondias.

### Moonrise

As Ezran, Callum and Rayla flee from the dark magic wolves summoned by Claudia down a dark passage, he glows atop Ezran's shoulder to light the way. As they continue down the corridor, he sits atop Zym's egg in a protective manner and with a more-grumpy-than-usual expression, still glowing. He later hides with Ezran inside a wheelbarrow filled with hay. His glow gives him away to Rayla who states that he's not good at hiding, which Ezran replies that he had already told him that. As the group flees from the palace into the neighboring forest, he scampers along behind them.

### Bloodthirsty

As the group sleeps in the forest, Ezran uses him as a pillow. He growls at Rayla as she tries to tear away her assassin ribbon and she snips at him to not judge her for talking to her "ribbon thing," asking how it's any worse than talking to whatever he is. He turns red in response and snaps some slobber at her. Later, as Ezran and Callum stand before the Banther Lodge while Rayla searches for a cube inside, he turns red upon hearing the horn of the approaching party that has been sent to protect them, but calms to his normal color upon seeing the familiar face of Amaya, the aunt of Callum and Ezran. When Rayla is captured and tied up, Callum and Ezran send down Bait on a dumbwaiter just by her. She asks the soldiers if they've met Bait, mimicking Ezran's line, "say hello to my little friend." He emits his dazzling light and the soldiers are temporarily blinded, giving her the opening she needs to make an escape. She grabs her knives and starts to run off. Bait hops down from the dumbwaiter and croaks. She returns, grabs him, and runs up the stairs, handing him to Ezran. The group is stopped, but they create a clever ruse to escape and when they reach a boat, Ezran hands Bait off to Callum. After they all pile in, Bait sits next to Ezran as the two boys row.

### An Empty Throne

He turns purple as he witnesses Callum surrounded by lightning after a failed attempt to replicate Claudia's lightning spell using the primal stone. He croaks in response when Ezran states that Callum's idea of simply throwing Rayla the primal stone is a "good plan." After Callum tosses her the stone, he croaks in amusement at her wild hair and resumes his normal color. As they resume their boat ride, he splashes his tail in the water having turned a pink color. He turns back to yellow as Ezran lifts him out of the water, telling him not to do that, that he shouldn't be playing in the water. He turns red and growls, and Callum says that Bait loves the water, but should be afraid of it. He explains to Rayla that Bait got his name as a sort of sick joke, that Glow Toads are delicious and deep sea fishermen use them to catch giant fish. It's his stepdad's sense of humor, but it means that they have to be extra-careful about Bait being in the water. Ezran tells Callum to shush because Bait doesn't know how delicious he is and Bait croaks in suspicion. Hearing this, Ezran lies "And that's how the noodle got its name." After they go over a waterfall, Ezran realizes that Bait is missing. They then see him down the waterfall alone, green and seasick. He briefly turns red, then resumes his normal color as Ezran shouts as him to come back by doing his "froggy paddle." He croaks and paddles, making it back, and Ezran chastises him for being in the water. The boat is then attacked by a monstrous fish, scattering the group. Rayla is tossed on land and shouts at Callum and Ezran that "Bait needs help," but Ezran hears "Bait needs kelp," while Callum hears "Bait's knees smell." As Bait is tossed about by the fish, she makes a decision to leave the land, despite her deep fear of water and Bait's apparent hatred of her. She races across the fish's back and grabs Bait, then dives underwater, before grabbing onto the fish again. Callum uses a spell to aid her leap and the two leap to the edge of the water and are safe.

### Through the Ice

As Callum, Ezran and Rayla rest in the forest, Ezran again uses Bait as a pillow. Later, when Ezran awakes and tries to rouse Callum, Bait crawls up on Callum's leg and dozes off again. His eyes open wide and he grunts in complaint when Ezran shouts at Callum to wake up. As Ezran sits on a rock talking with Callum, he sleeps again after Ezran playfully pats his head. After Rayla returns, Ezran complains about Bait being grumpy and says that they should all eat something, but Rayla tells him that there's no time. When the group is out of supplies, Rayla offers her moonberry juice, only to find her flask empty. Callum and Ezran both deny responsibility and the sound of a hiccup from Bait reveals the truth, as he is red and glowing in an unusual way. She calls him a "little frog monster," but Ezran defends him, saying not to accuse him without proof. She points out the unusual way that he's glowing and Ezran explains that Bait glows different ways depending on how he's feeling, such as if he's hungry, or angry, or "hangry." She asks just what the color he's currently glowing means and Ezran admits he's never seen it before, that it's kind of a reddish, purplish berry color. At that, Bait burps loudly in his face and Ezran is forced to admit that he did, in fact, drink the juice. The group trudges up an icy mountain and Rayla and Callum get into an argument with loud shouting that cracks the ice, but manage to stop in time... only for Bait to emit a massive echoing burp, which sets off just such an avalanche. As the group stands at the edge of a cliff, Bait glows a sickly green at the approaching "snow-nami," but they are saved by Callum's magic. Once they are clear of the avalanche, Rayla demands to know the location of the "hiccuping, juice-thief frog." He pops out from the snow just above and remains there while the group tries to rescue Zym's egg from thin ice.

### The Dagger and the Wolf

When Ezran and Callum arrive at the apparent office of an animal doctor in a village, Ezran asks Bait if it's a good idea to visit and he just closes his eyes, grunts and turns briefly pink in response. Bait grunts upon seeing the doctor, who replies that there's "nothing I can do for that poor creature," leading Callum to explain that Bait isn't the reason they're there.

### Cursed Caldera

As the group, now including Ellis and Ava, prepares to face the "creepy, but in a super-extreme way" terrors of the Cursed Caldera, Callum comes up with a plan, the first part of which is for Ezran to hold Bait in the air to flash and blind whatever monster they might face, a role he describes as "support." As night falls, Ezran walks with Bait using a low-level illumination to light the group's way. He turns off his illumination as the group stops for a rest, and Callum points out that they have yet to see any horrors. Then, as the group encounters an actual horror, a giant slug creature, Callum shouts that it is time for the plan, only for Ezran to realize that Bait isn't around. He has been distracted by a cricket that the group had encountered earlier and snaps it up with his tongue. Ezran spots him and reminds him of what he is supposed to do, but he flashes his light directly in their faces instead, leading them to flail about in blind panic. Ezran grabs about in his darkness and finally picks up Bait, only for him to be knocked out of Ezran's hands by the slug, then turn green and hit the ground. Then, as Callum stumbles around, he steps on him and he turns red in anger. As they run away, Ezran picks him up and he turns green again. Once the group is clear, he sits sleeping by Ezran while he has a conversation with Rayla. As their conversation continues, Ezran playfully bops him up and down and he burbles and turns a sort of turquoise color in response. As the group prepares to resume their journey, he turns green as the slug once again rears up behind them. They again flee in terror, but at Callum's urging decide to again try the plan. He uses his light to flash the slug and this time everyone closes their eyes to avoid being blinded, resulting in a successful implementation of the plan.

### Wonderstorm

When Ezran reveals that the group's objective to find a "miracle healer" is moot because the wolf Ava told him that there isn't one, Callum mocks his supposed ability to talk to animals. He asks if he's asked Bait, who might disagree, resulting in Bait giving a grumpy croak. As Ezran tries to explain his ability to Rayla, he gives Bait's head a light scratching and he burbles and turns a pleasant orange color in response. As they keep walking and hear a strange growling sound, he leaps into Ezran's arms, croaks, and turns a troubled green in fright. He calms down when Rayla agrees to go check out the sound. He again briefly turns green when he and Ezran see a face in the dark and once more as they flee from a massive spider. After Ezran discovers the spider is fake, he bears witness to Callum's famous jerkface dance from Ava's arms and she hands him back to Ezran as they resume their march. At the top of the mountain, he turns a purplish-red color as he is buffeted by the storm created by Callum. He leaps into the arms of Ezran and Callum, who are already holding on to each other for dear life, and they snuggle him tight. He watches from Ezran's arms as Zym's egg emits a colorful light show and hatches. When Zym emerges, Ezran has him lick Zym's eyes open, making Bait the first thing that he sees, with Bait turning pink at the thought of licking Zym's eyes. Upon awaking, Zym pounces Bait knocking him upside-down. As Zym then pounces Ezran, Bait wiggles his legs on his back, before finally managing to get back up. He croaks, turns his back and walks away as Ezran nuzzles Zym and says that he knows his own name. Later, he swallows a floating light that, unknown to the group was created as a means of tracking by Claudia, then belches it out.

## Book Two - Sky

### A Secret and a Spark

Bait sits with the Moon Phoenix Phoe-Phoe and Zym at the illusionary feast created by the Moon mage Lujanne. Zym playfully flips his bowl of grubs onto Bait's head. He grunts at Zym as Ezran begins flying lessons with him and Ezran tells him to not keeping doing it. He scoffs when Zym pounces Ezran and Ezran tells him that it's not flying, but a good start. He groans after Zym reveals himself to be okay after being thrown by Ezran during a failed attempt at flight. He later sleeps between Callum and Ezran and gives no reaction when Callum holds the glowing light of the Key of Aaravos up to him.

### Half Moon Lies

Bait remains on the ground with Claudia and Soren as Ezran rides with Zym on a zip line in an attempt to inspire him to fly.

### Smoke and Mirrors

When he wakes up and finds Zym sleeping next to him, Bait uses his nose to knock him to the ground before curling up to sleep again. Later in the day, Ezran places Zym in his backpack an attempt to keep him safe, but he sneaks out. Bait crawls in instead and Ezran complains that he's not helping. He croaks angrily in response and Ezran dumps him out. That evening, as the group escapes from Claudia and Soren on Phoe-Phoe, Callum holds him while Zym finally rests in the backpack and then comes out to be held by Ezran. He grunts and closes his eyes as they fly into the night.

### Voyage of the Ruthless

Ezran cuddles Bait as he sleeps, Zym now with Rayla, as they continue their flight. He turns green as Phoe-Phoe tumbles out of the sky, but resumes his normal color and groans as Rayla pulls Ezran to safety when he nearly falls off a cliff. As Callum, Ezran and Rayla contemplate the next step of their journey, Zym snaps playfully at him and he looks rather aggravated. When they hire a sea-captain named Villads to ferry a boat for them, Callum introduces Bait and Zym as their "cute, unusual dogs." He greets them with "ahoy, doggos," as he is completely blind. They sail into a storm and when Rayla turns green from seasickness, she calls it her "rare Glow Toad impersonation." Bait croaks in response, apparently unimpressed.

### Breaking the Seal

As the group continues their voyage aboard *The Ruthless*, Bait slumbers atop a barrel, snoring. As Ezran and Zym mimic each other's movements in their sleep, he watches them, looking annoyed. He then settles down atop Ezran, but Ezran flicks him away in his sleep and he turns a rare dark gray color in irritation before walking away. He goes belowdecks and Callum shouts at him to leave him in privacy alone, but when Bait moans and turns crawl away, Callum relents and asks him to join him, saying he could use a little extra light. He turns around, resumes his normal yellow, and glows brightly. Callum explains to him that he's had a letter from King Harrow for a few days that he can't bring himself to open. He tells Bait that once he reads the last word, he'll really be gone forever. Bait moans in sympathy and nuzzles him. Callum thanks him and breaks the seal on the letter.

### Heart of a Titan

Bait naps on Callum's knees as Callum reads King Harrow's letter. As Callum reaches a particularly emotional passage of the letter and cries, Bait looks at the letter and croaks, leading Callum to wonder if he can read. When he asks, Bait simply snorts in response. He resumes his nap as the letter draws on. As Callum reads a passage about strength, he recalls a moment of the past where he and Ezran engaged in a mock swordplay battle, while Bait scampered about them, turning purple as Callum and Ezran dropped their swords and hugged. As the letter continues, he sits watching Callum from a nearby crate. Later, when the letter mentions a secret at Banther Lodge, "where they are now," Callum quips to Bait that it's a good thing they're at Banther Lodge and he grunts. But when the letter mentions a key called the "Key of Aaravos," Callum realizes that he already has the key in question. He holds it up and shows it to Bait, who snorts in amusement. The later ends with one final 'extra-super-secret bonus secret:' "Did you know that Bait, our most sour friend, secretly loves belly rubs?" Reading this, Callum smiles at Bait and scratches under his chin, causing him to roll over on his back. He then gives him a full-on belly rub, calling him a "tubby lubba grump," and Bait rolls about on his back in ecstasy. Later, he leaps into Callum's arms when Callum embraces Ezran, newly appreciative of him after reading the letter.

### Fire and Fury

Callum sits next to Bait, rolling the Key of Aaravos towards him. Bait croaks inquisitively in response. He asks Bait just what he thinks the Key is and Bait simply snorts and looks grumpy in response. Rayla walks up, asking him if he's practicing magic or just losing to Bait at a game of rolly-cubes. As they talk, Callum gets up and paces, leaving Bait sitting next to Rayla. They decide to go back to bed and as they walk off, Bait starts to follow, then hearing something that startles him turns a sickly green and croaks nervously before racing after them. Later, while they are sleeping, Rayla also hears the same sound, that of a dragon roaring, but Bait simply continues to slumber. He awakes as everyone races off, but ends up staying with Zym on Ezran's orders. Later, he waits with Ezran and Zym when Callum went off to aid Rayla. Ezran plays hide-and-seek with him, but once again his glowing makes it obvious where he was hiding.

### The Book of Destiny

Bait walks at the lead of the group as they trudge along through a rainstorm, determined to reach Xadia. When Ezran learns that his father is dead, he groans as Ezran walks away on his own and bites Zym's tail to stop him from pursuing. He remains sitting with Zym by Callum, who is trapped in a world of dreams and nightmares following his decision to use dark magic.

### Breathe

He looks on skeptically as Callum talks of once again found his connection to the Primal Source of wind, but gapes in amazement alongside Zym as Callum actually does use magic. He looks on grumpily as Zym leaps on Ezran when he returns with Corvus. When Ezran leaves the group to return to Katolis to take his role as king, he picks up Bait and takes him with him. He changes to a dark blue-green color in sadness as their walk away is accompany by the sounds of Zym's yipping in upset.

## Book Three - Sun

### Sol Regem

Bait enters the throne room alongside Ezran on the back of a Banther, then gets carried to the throne.

### The Crown

In the morning, while Ezran sleeps, Bait leaps atop his bed, and gives a yawning croak. He leaps on Ezran, croaks, and nuzzles him awake. Ezran looks around blearily and Bait grunts and leaves the beds as Ezran gets up. He leaps into the chair by the bed, encircled by Ezran's crown. Ezran raises the crown and carries it out of the room to the balcony, Bait following alongside. He leaps up to the precipice and croaks as Ezran speaks of Callum and Rayla being in Xadia. He grunts in response to Ezran's comment that they'll make it there too someday. Ezran tells him that he's not sure he's ready for the crown. Later, Bait is unamused as Ezran plays a game with the throne room guards, getting them to raise and lower their weapons as he playfully steps in and out. He croaks angrily and turns an annoyed pink in response. The two finally enter and are approached by Barius, with a plate of jelly tarts. When he tells them that they may have as many as they want, Bait quickly uses his tongue to flick one off the tray, then another. He then stoops upon Ezran's shoulder as he gathers a bunch. When Corvus refuses the offer of a tart, Ezran tells him not to worry and Corvus replies that he wasn't. Bait grunts at this, entertained. He then tongues a set of jelly tarts as Ezran continues the walk to the throne. He climbs the stairs and sits at the foot of the throne. Following a lengthy message-review process, he grunts in response to Ezran's comment that he desires to review first the message that are marked "urgent." Later, he looks bored along with Ezran as the process drags on. When Kasef tells Ezran that he has failed as a king and a son, he turns red in anger, bares his teeth and steps forward menacingly. As Ezran sits outside, considering his situation, he rests his head against him sympathetically, frowning. Outside during sunset on the balcony, Ezran strokes him and he grunts, then returns with him to the throne room. He stands with Ezran and leers at Kasef as Ezran tells him that they're choosing peace.

### Ghost

While Ezran deals with Kasef, Bait lays on his lap on the throne, then is set down onto it. He grumps noncommittally at Ezran's assertion that "the Dragon Prince is really cute." He gives an angry growl when Kasef tells Ezran that he is "a little boy putting his hopes in fairy tales," then stands by Ezran's side as Kasef stalks out the door.

### The Midnight Desert

He stares angrily at Kasef as he comes telling Ezran that he's delivering an ultimatum. He takes a seat on the throne as Ezran stands to refuse the ultimatum. He frowns in Ezran's arms as Opeli discusses a military solution to the issue that would cost thousands, and possibly tens of thousands of lives. He gives Ezran a back massage with his feet as Ezran lays by his throne, then stands beside him as Ezran bemoans the cost of war. He cuddles with Ezran as he asks how he could let it happen. After Ezran agrees to a solution presented by Corvus, he uses the vent to visit Barius's shop with Bait, only to find the grate gated off. Hearing Ezran call for him, Barius frees them and they enter. Bait flicks three jelly tarts from a tray presented by Barius. Ezran then asks Barius to take care of Bait if anything were to happen. Barius agrees, saying that he is honored and humbled. Ezran hands Bait to him, the two agreeing that Bait's needs are "an infinite supply of jelly tarts and understanding and love." Bait croaks sadly as Ezran starts to leave. He turns a blue-green color as Ezran turns for a final look. He croaks in response to Barius's statement that he's always seen him as a kindred spirit.

### Heroes and Masterminds

As Ezran sits in a jail cell, having taken Viren's place, Bait slips sends down a number of jelly tarts through a grate above. He then squeezes through the grate himself, landing on the floor below. Ezran tells him that it isn't so bad, handing him one of the tarts, which he quickly consumes. He then groans in pleasure, finishing off the tart. Later, he lies on his back, groaning and belching. Ezran rubs his belly playfully. As someone approaches, Ezran warns him to hide and not glow. When it turns out to be Soren, he emerges, curious. When Soren says that he's there to get Ezran out of there, he leaps on Ezran's shoulder and turns pink. He follows as they escape the dungeon. He croaks, sitting atop Ezran's head, as they emerge from a well, then leaps to the ground. He hides together with Soren in a hay cart, but his glow attracts the attention of two guards, one of which stops Soren to ask about it. Soren asks what he's getting on about, and the other guard says that it's nothing, that it's actually pretty neat that the hay is glowing. After their successful escape, Bait leaps on Soren's knee and croaks with fondness before he leaves the group. Soren pats him on the head. He leaps on Ezran's shoulder as they prepare to set off on their new journey and his eyes bug with shock when Barius gives them both a big hug. As Barius squeezes tightly, he turns a reddish-purple and croaks weakly.

### Thunderfall

Bait rides on Phoe-Phoe's back, together with Ezran. When Ezran asks the phoenix if she needs a rest, Bait voices that he is tired, which is jokingly questioned by Ezran. When Phoe-Phoe has to land the first time, he asks what she said to Ezran, which he responds to with stating that she wants to see things through. Once they reunite with Callum and Rayla, and Ezran gets tackled by Zym, Bait glares at the dragon as he is getting squished underneath him. During an embrace, he gets handed to Callum, but sits on the ground while Phoe-Phoe takes her last breath. He is later seen playing chase with Ezran and Zym in the background.

In a flashback, Bait plays hide and seek with King Harrow. He sits on the king's head, who pretends not to be aware of him, and when he calls him an excellent hider, Bait's skin turns pink as he is feeling playful. He is finally lowered by Harrow, then looks over at Viren in confusion as he enters, before being handed to Ezran.

### Hearts of Cinder

Bait passes out along with the rest of the group as they climb the Storm Spire, but regains consciousness and groans when Callum casts a spell to replenish their air supply. He groans and gets hugged by Ezran, then is just as shocked as Ezran to learn that Callum and Rayla are in a relationship.

### Dragonguard

Bait at first walks alongside the group when they begin to march towards Zubeia's lair, but stays behind with Zym, to rub against him in comfort when he decides that he is not ready to see his mother. He remains next to Zym even when Rayla finds them again once she has stormed off after the unsuccessful attempt to wake the queen. Later, he rides Pyrrah's back while Ezran picks up Soren, and sits obediently while the group listens to him afterwards. He's again seen sitting on a step of stairs until everyone moves outside, where he stays with the group while Ezran flies off.

### The Final Battle

Bait at first sits in Soren's lap and receives pets from him, but upon seeing Zym's sadness grow, he hurries to his side and flops against him affectionately, gently nuzzling against his snout. Once his friend is finally ready to see his mother, Bait accompanies him to the nest where Zubeia slumbers, watching his desperate attempts to wake her. Later, when Viren enters the lair, threatening to consume Zym, Bait protectively jumps in front of the dragon and emits a blinding glow, leaving an opening for him to escape, but in return is struck with Viren's stuff and collapses. He quickly recovers and hurriedly carries a torch towards Rayla, who is stuck inside a pile of ice. Rayla praises him, to which he responds with a bright smile and a tail wag. At the end of the battle, he waits his patient turn for Ezran's attention and is then picked up by his best friend and carried to the lair, where he witnesses Zubeia's awakening, tearing up when she reunites with her baby.

### The Royal Council

Bait, Ezran, and Azymondias have successfully pulled off another jelly tart heist and start to feast on their meal in the royal chambers. Bait and Zym are concerned about Ezran, who has been given his father's sword for his second coronation as Viren stole the original crown during his coup. As Ezran worries that swords are symbols of war instead of peace, Zym then flips one of the plates onto Bait's head, turning it into a hat, which inspires Ezran to turn his sword into a new crown instead.

### Deep Below

Bait accompanies Ezran, Zym, Soren, Corvus, and Pyrrah in searching for the Siren Stone inside the Arcus Vault.

## Book Four - Earth

### Rebirthday

Two years after the battle at the Storm Spire, Bait is given his own chair at the High Council. When Opeli asks Bait if they can begin the High Council meeting, the Glow Toad grunts in agreement. Bait eats several jelly tarts while Barius is made an official member of the High Council and while Ezran announces that Zubeia and Azymondias are coming to Katolis as special guests.

Later in the evening, Bait joins everyone in the castle in throwing a surprise birthday party for Callum. At the party, Bait is resting on the bed when Ezran asks him about Callum's current whereabouts. Bait simply grunts and points his head to the balcony, where Callum is brooding about Rayla's absence.

### Fallen Stars

Bait is resting inside Callum's office during the latter's initial and failed attempts of using the Tome of Translation to decipher the runes engraved into the frame of the magic mirror. Bait simply whines when Callum asks him about what to do next.

As night falls, Bait continues to accompany the frustrated Callum. When Callum angrily slams his hands onto his desk and unintentionally spills some ink onto one of the Tome of Translation's blank pages, Bait notices that the blank page next to it mimics the spill. He then shows the pages to Callum, who then realizes that all he needs to do is to write the runes and lets the tome magically translate it.

Bait remains by Callum's side when the Tome of Translation reveals the translated magic mirror's runes as "In Darkness, Gaze Upon a Fallen Star". Callum wonders about the phrase's meaning as an alarmed Bait notices something dashing across the room. They then notice that the rune of the Stars on the Key of Aaravos is glowing when the mysterious creature reveals itself as a Cuddlemonkey named Stella. Bait and Callum look around to see where Stella had ran off to before they are surprised to see her sitting on the shoulder of Rayla.

### Breathtaking

Although Callum is dismissive towards Rayla due to her absence for the past two years, Bait gives his old friend a welcoming croak and is properly introduced to Stella. Callum then places Bait next to him as he falls asleep in his office.

When dawn arrives in Katolis, Bait wakes up and is annoyed that Stella has fallen asleep on top of him before he kicks her off just as Rayla decide to depart from the castle. Bait then decides to wake Callum up since the latter is late in welcoming the dragons to Katolis, so he places Bait inside his backpack and flies out to the festivities in a rush. Upon landing before the dragons, Bait slides off Callum's backpack before he witnesses Callum accidentally causing the giant jelly tart that Barius prepared with his fireworks.

By sunset, Bait attends the gift ceremony in the Valley of Graves where Ezran shall unveil a painting as a gift of hope and friendship. But when the painting is unveiled, everyone is shocked to see that it has been vandalized with Zubeia's face being torn off. Ezran decides to use the moment to make a speech about peace, violence, loss, and forgiveness to inspire everyone to build a better future. Corvus then takes the opportunity to play a piece of music he has written called "A Song of Love and Loss". As the song continues, Bait follows Callum in visiting Harrow's grave. After the song ended by nightfall, the ceremony is suddenly interrupted by an urgent message from Ibis that alerts everyone about the potential return of Aaravos.

### Through the Looking Glass

Bait joins Team Zym in their new quest of stopping Aaravos from returning, and he pants his excitement about Barius potentially giving grumpernickel as food for the coming flight. Bait accompanies Callum, Soren, and Pyrrah in retrieving the magic mirror from the castle, though he is almost left behind. After Pyrrah lifted Bait onto her back, Callum compliments Bait for bringing his scarf along right as they catch up with the others in the journey to the Storm Spire.

Bait and Team Zym briefly mourns Ibis's death after they discovered his lifeless body lying on the pinnacle of the Storm Spire before they use the magic mirror to meet Aaravos for the first time. He and Stella comfort Soren when Aaravos possesses Callum to call him Viren's "failed son". Bait and the rest of Team Zym then witness Aaravos shattering the mirror after he released Callum from his hold and declared his inevitable return.

### The Great Gates

Bait attends Ibis's funeral and comforts the grieving Zym. He then listens to Soren deducing that his sister Claudia is the one who is trying to free Aaravos. Soren knows this due to Claudia's penchant for dark magic and because her bracelet is on the floor of the lair. After Zubeia ordered Zym to remain in the Storm Spire, Bait joins the rest of Team Zym in journeying to Umber Tor with hopes that Rex Igneous, the Archdragon of the Earth, can reveal the location of Aaravos's prison. When the main entrance was blocked by a rockslide, they follow Terbium and Chert's advice of using the smaller alternative secret entrance that is located in the Drakewood. After setting up camp in the forest by nightfall, Bait stays with Callum and Ezran while Rayla, Soren, and Stella will try to find the secret entrance. Bait listens to Callum's dilemma about reuniting with Rayla and being controlled by Aaravos until Rayla and Stella return to the camp without Soren.

### The Drakewood

When the sun rises in the Drakewood, Bait and the rest of Team Zym are concerned that Soren has not returned to the camp yet. But before they can figure out what happened to Soren, they are surprised that Zym snuck out from the Storm Spire to join them. Callum then comes up with the idea of using Zym and Ezran's telepathic bond to scout for both Soren and the secret entrance of Umber Tor. Zym happily accepts and flies above the trees, but not before accidentally knocking Bait over with a flap of his right wing. After Zym is knocked out of the sky by the Drakeriders, Bait takes part in the rescue by having Ezran dropping him onto Warlon's lap before he uses his flash to temporarily blind and have a branch knock the Earthblood Elf out of his dragon. Bait eventually helps Zym by chewing off the bindings as they become acquainted with a young Earthblood Elf named N'than. N'than informs Team Zym that the Drakeriders imprisoned Soren in the Pit of Despair, which also happens to be the secret entrance to Umber Tor. Upon discovering pieces of Soren's armor in the pit, Bait and Team Zym accept N'than as their guide to the lair of Rex Igneous.

### Beneath the Surface

N'than explains to Team Zym that there are three "Zones of Peril" that they must survive if they wish to meet with Rex Igneous. The first is the "The Crystal Labyrinth" that is teeming with magic gems. Bait temporarily rides of Zym's back as they traverse the labyrinth before becoming slightly disturbed upon seeing Stella summoning a portal to store the Moon Opal she took for herself. After N'than asked who would be the first to tap the tuning crystals, Bait volunteers and allows Team Zym to safely navigate through the labyrinth.

When Team Zym finds themselves before "The Bridge Through the Darkness", Ezran suggests using Bait's glow to light the way. However, N'than warns everyone to extinguish every source of light so that they will not be attacked by the hostile earthen creatures. While crossing the bridge, Bait soon finds himself drawn to one of the creatures' anglerfish-like lures and in his panic, emits a bright light that draws more of the creatures towards Team Zym. Callum picks Bait up as everyone rushes for the exit, only for the creatures to surround them. Zym manages to lead the creatures away by emitting a large amount of electricity while flying into the abyss before reuniting with his friends again.

Team Zym soon come across "Lavaland" and decide to wait for the lava to ebb after Callum casts "Ventum Circulo" to shield off the heat. Bait sleeps alongside Stella until the path to Rex Igneous's lair is revealed.

### Rex Igneous

After Team Zym entered the lair of Rex Igneous, Bait witnesses Rayla disguising Zym as a dog with "Mystica Canis" so that the Dragon Prince's status as the son of Avizandum does not offend the Archdragon of the Earth. Bait and Stella then hitch a ride on Zym's back as the group come face-to-face with Rex Igneous, only for Stella to help him recover from his temporary blackout when Ezran offers the Archdragon Barius's brown sludge tarts. Stella then saves Bait from being crushed by a falling boulder during Rex Igneous's ranting about Avizandum, though they regroup after Rex offered Zym his condolences and revealed that he holds a map that shows the location of Aaravos's prison. However, Claudia enters the lair and performs a dark magic spell that put Bait and almost everyone else to sleep.

### Escape from Umber Tor

Bait eventually awakens from his sleep after Rayla roused Rex Igneous up by stabbing his foot with her blade. Rex's rage begins to force rocks to fall from the lair's ceiling as N'than leads Team Zym out from the lair and into the Great Gates that have been blocked by rubbles while Rayla goes off on her own with Stella to kill the resurrected Viren. After listening to Soren's encouragement, Bait helps his friends in forcing the Great Gates to open. Team Zym's successful escape from Umber Tor is cut short when Rex Igneous bursts through the Great Gates and corners them. Before Rex Igneous can kill Team Zym, Zubeia descends from the sky and intimidates the Archdragon of the Earth to retreat back into Umber Tor. Rayla and Stella eventually emerge from the rubble, which allows Bait and the rest of Team Zym to welcome them back with a group hug.

## Book Five - Ocean

### Domina Profundis

Bait enters Rayla's chamber inside the Katolis castle as she makes a sacred promise to free the coined Runaan, Tiadrin, and Lain. Rayla then holds Bait on her lap as she and Callum discuss the possibility of finding a potential weakness of Startouch Elves so that they can kill Aaravos if he manages to escape from his prison.

Later on, Bait sleeps alongside Stella after Callum and Rayla agreed to journey to the Great Bookery of Lux Aurea at sunrise to find the Scrolls of the First Elves.

### Old Wounds

When the sun rises on Katolis, Bait prepares to ride with Callum on his horse before he eats some of the "doughie-o's" that Barius provided.

Several hours later, Bait joins Callum and Stella in making pretty eyes to Rayla so that they can stay in a nearby inn with free breakfast instead of camping in the forest. They manage to cross the Border on the next day and make camp within a Xadian forest. Stella sleeps alongside Bait as Callum and Rayla spend the night stargazing.

Bait and the rest of his group are forced to flee on the Shadowpaw after a corrupted Banther attacked the camp and killed Callum's horse. The corrupted Banther decides to give up the chase after Rayla shot it with an explosive arrow.

### Nightmares & Revelations

Bait and his group arrive at the Sunfire Elf camp where they inform Amaya, Gren, Janai, and Kazi about their quest of defeating Aaravos. After Janai forbade Team Zym from venturing into Lux Aurea, Bait joins Callum, Rayla, and Stella in sneaking out from the camp. However, Janai decides to allow them in continuing their quest and gives the group her blessing with Amaya, Gren, and Kazi accompanying them.

### The Great Bookery

After entering the Great Bookery, Bait joins Callum, Kazi, and Stella in reading books and scrolls that might hold a clue about Startouch Elf weaknesses. At one point, Callum uses Bait as a paperweight to hold down a scroll he is reading, and it is shortly before he and Kazi learn about the existence of the Nova Blade, a magical sword that possesses the power to kill Startouch Elves.

When corrupted Banthers start to swarm the Great Bookery, Bait uses his flashes to protect himself and his friends from the beasts. As Ezran and his group arrive to rescue Callum's group, Amaya rescues Bait from being surrounded by the corrupted Banthers by tossing him to Soren, allowing Team Zym to fly to the Storm Spire on Zubeia.

### Archmage Akiyu

Bait and Soren are inside the lair of the Storm Spire as they observe Zubeia's festering wound. Zubeia claims that she had suffered worse and insists that she will be fine. Bait then watch and listen as the rest of Team Zym declare their next mission of meeting Akiyu, the Tidebound Elf Archmage who played a role in the creation of Aaravos's prison.

After arriving at the tide pools where Akiyu resides, Bait joins the rest of Team Zym in using empty large shells to sneak past the hungry Carrion Gulls before meeting a Tidebound Elf who introduces herself as "Tidebound Tina". Tina agrees to take Team Zym to Akiyu after they revealed their intention of finding Aaravos's prison, only to secretly tricking them into entering the esophagus of a large sea creature. After Zym used his powers to make the large sea creature spit Bait and his friends out, Tina reveals herself as Akiyu and decides to inform Team Zym that Aaravos's prison is located in the Sea of the Castout and give them an enchanted amulet after learning about Claudia and Viren's plan. Bait and his friends then wait for Zubeia to return, but becomes concerned when the Dragon Queen is unable to appear on time.

### Bait & Switch

Without Zubeia to fly Team Zym straight to the Sea of the Castout, Rayla chooses to bring her friends to Scumport with hopes of finding a ship that can sail them to their destination.

Bait accompanies Ezran in meeting with Finnegrin when Elmer allows both of them to enter the Tidebound Elf's office. Bait is shocked that Finnegrin wishes to use him to capture leviathans so that Ezran can gain a ship in exchange, but Ezran refuses to give his friend up even after Finnegrin offered a chest containing three baby Glow Toads. Bait and the rest of Team Zym eventually reunite with Villads and Berto who agree to sail them to the Sea of the Castout after they rescued the baby Glow Toads from Finnegrin. Bait starts to feel rather irked by the baby Glow Toads' presence on *The Ruthless*. Bait is then introduced to Villads's new first mate: the winged Skywing Elf Nyx.

### Sea Legs

Bait is sleeping with Ezran in one of the cabins before the three baby Glow Toads greet the latter good morning. As Ezran thinks about name suggestions for the baby Glow Toads, Bait lets out a jealous grunt that earns him a scolding from the young king. Bait and all of his friends are taken captive by Finnegrin after the Tidebound Elf used his ship, *Sea Legs*, to pursue and destroy *The Ruthless*.

### Finnegrin's Wake

Bait is kept in a cage inside Finnegrin's cabin, and he cannot bring himself to witness Elmer torturing Callum under Finnegrin's orders. After Callum punched Finnegrin in the face for torturing Rayla, the Tidebound Elf resorts into feeding her to a leviathan with Bait as the lure. However, Elmer's change of heart allows him to regain his freedom.

### Infantis Sanguine

Bait remains on the rowboat Bait with Zym, Soren, Sneezles, Hat, and Jellybug while Callum, Rayla, Ezran, and Stella dive into the Sea of the Castout to retrieve Aaravos's prison. Bait is snuggling with Sneezles, Hat, and Jellybug after Callum and his group completed their mission, which shows that he managed to overcome his initial jealousy of them.

## References

1. ↑ Book Two, Chapter 6: "Heart of a Titan"
2. ↑ Book One, Chapter 5: "An Empty Throne"