Princess Greatness

## Appearance

Greatness has black eyes and a scar rippling down her chest. Her wings droop in an odd way as if they are weighted down with rocks, and she wears a cluster of diamonds around her neck. Another chain of smaller teardrop diamonds is wound around her horns. According to Deathbringer, she always sounds a little nervous, as if she isn't sure anyone believes anything she says.

## Personality

Greatness, despite being a princess (and only heir), is not interested in becoming queen of the NightWings, and occasionally expresses this opinion defiantly. She accepts who she is and puts her own needs before her tribe, like when she ran out of the NightWing tunnel to the rainforest without checking to be sure her dragons were safe. When Starflight first saw her, he was certain she wasn't the queen, as he noticed that as she sat down her wings slumped in a tired manner and she didn't emit a queenly aura. Battlewinner described her as weak and unambitious.

However, she was able to admit that what her mother was doing was wrong. That could point to courage, even if it is not for the right thing. Greatness seems to be defiant, as she expresses her feelings without caring about others' complaints. She also showed some care for her tribe, as she believed Queen Glory would be a better queen for the NightWings than Greatness ever was (especially since Greatness never wanted the throne anyway), and when Battlewinner refused to let the tribe move to the rainforest, Greatness pointed out how awful their home was and that they needed a new home. She does not seem to have anything against living with RainWings. She showed sadness and empathy when Deathbringer failed to do his mission and was sentenced to death, and spared his life, showing that she feels empathy for the dragons she cares about. Deathbringer stated that she was hesitant on attacking the RainWings right away. Secretkeeper considered Greatness to be smarter than most NightWings.

## Relationships

### Battlewinner

Greatness had a certain degree of love for her mother despite not living up to her expectations, even to the point of being concerned when Battlewinner left her lava cauldron. She was not fit for a queen, much to her mother's dismay, but she does not have anything against Battlewinner's opinions. Still, she openly admits that her mother's actions were wrong.

### Deathbringer

Greatness seems to care about him and was upset to find out that he failed his mission. She also chose to spare his life. He is mentioned by Vengeance to be "her pet assassin."

## Quotes

*"And it's your fault they found out about us, […] You're the one who brought her here, even though Deathbringer warned us the dragonets were in the forest, and that we should stay away until they were gone."*
― (*The Dark Secret*, page 20)

*"Vengeance! […] The queen has spoken, […] Vengeance. You endangered the whole tribe. You disobeyed orders. You brought a viper to us disguised as a simple garden snake."*
― (*The Dark Secret*, page 22)

*"Oh, you're the two little prophecy dragonets. Morrowseer was looking for you in quite a towering rage earlier. Listen, like I told him, the prophecy is important, but it's even more important that we win this battle tonight. So the whole tribe is going, no exceptions. Everyone else is in the great hall-- if you follow this tunnel down and take the fourth left, you'll be halfway there and someone can guide you."*
― to Fatespeaker and Starflight (*The Dark Secret*, page 254)

*"Please listen. You're dooming us to a horrible end, […] The volcano is not only a future threat — it's killing us now. There's almost no prey left. We're all starving. Fewer dragonets are born each year. And we're barely NightWings anymore. Don't you see? The tribe is dying. We* need *a new home."*
― to Glory (*The Dark Secret*, page 258)