'Avalanche' is
an adult female SkyWing who was introduced in The Brightest Night. She is the mother of Flame and a member of
the Talons of Peace. Her last known whereabouts were in the north of the
Rainforest Kingdom.

## Description

Avalanche is large, with bright red scales and a bad-tempered
expression.

## Personality

Upon meeting Kinkajou, Moonwatcher, Qibli, and Winter, Avalanche glared
at them in a way that made Winter's spine prickle. She called Peril a
creature and a monster before taking a step toward her, lashing her tail
and looking murderous, and stating that her biggest regret was not
killing Peril when she had the chance. She is self-righteous, demanding,
glowering, and often prone to fury. However, she was also shown to care
for and love Flame, hinting at a loving side of her, and it was said
that she nearly killed Nautilus when she came back and found him gone.

## Biography

### The Dragonet Prophecy

left The Lost Heir

Webs thought about the spies in the SkyWing palace during the prologue.
These spies were later mentioned by Nautilus to have been in the palace
at the same time as the dragonets of destiny. Avalanche was one of those
spies.

left The Brightest Night

When Sunny, Tsunami, and Ochre arrived at the Talons of Peace
camp, they were greeted by Nautilus, Avalanche, Riptide, and a SandWing
who was possibly related to Viper, presumed to be her uncle or something
similar, and an IceWing.

They asked for the whereabouts of the Talons of Peace#The False
Dragonets|false dragonets, and Sunny and Tsunami replied that
Fatespeaker was fine and that Viper died on the NightWing island|island.
This caused mixed reactions from the group, mostly displeasure and
annoyance. Then, Flame suddenly appeared in the sky and dove for his
mother when she called his name. He buried his head in her neck, wrapped
his wings around her, and sobbed, as Avalanche stormed about what
happened to his face. Sunny curiously observed that Flame could be
someone else, someone happier, with dragons who cared about him nearby,
like his mother.

Riptide explained to Tsunami that Avalanche was furious about the fact
that Morrowseer took Flame and the other false dragonets to the Night
Kingdom while she was spying the SkyWing palace. She nearly killed
Nautilus in her rage, though she or someone else refrained her from
doing so.

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### The Jade Mountain Prophecy

left Moon Rising
When
Flame's thoughts were being read by Moonwatcher, he mentioned that a
dragon referred to as "she" was forcing him to go to Jade Mountain
Academy. Presumably, the "she" he was thinking about was Avalanche, his
own mother, and Flame was bitter toward her for sending him there. He
seemed to believe she did not want to see his scarred face and resented
her decision. Flame also seemed very self-conscious about his scar, and
he tried to hide it behind anger and hate, especially toward NightWings
and SandWings for sending him to the NightWing island and scarring his
face.

left Winter Turning

She appeared briefly as the Jade Mountain Academy#Jade Winglet|Jade
Winglet dragonets were looking for a mountain in the Sky Kingdom. She
said she did not recognize the mountain the Jade Winglet showed her and
shot a mean glare at Qibli, likely because he was a SandWing. Avalanche
seemed to despise SandWings because of what Viper did to her son's face.

left Escaping Peril

Avalanche appeared when she, Cirrus, Nautilus, and some of the other
Talons of Peace assaulted Peril and Turtle, thinking that the former was
Ex-Queen Scarlet. When Avalanche realized who she was, she told the
others to stay back, saying that she 'may be worse' than Scarlet, and
asked her if she was in league with Scarlet. She revealed that she was
one of the guards sent after Kestrel when she tried to escape with
Peril. This lead to a lot of bitter squabbling between her and Peril.
Then Turtle revealed that they were going to find Scarlet and kill her,
and they let them go.

## Relationships

### Flame

Avalanche has a strong love for her son, Flame, as shown by her reaction
to him being sent over to Morrowseer and when he returned to her. It is
revealed that Avalanche joined the Talons of Peace in order to save
Flame from being drafted in the SkyWing army. Flame believes that she is
the one who is meant to care about him but does not.

## Quotes

That looks like Flame. […] But it can't be. What's wrong with
his face?
upon seeing Flame with his scarred snout

The Brightest Night
227

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What happened to you? Who did this?
to Flame when
she sees his scarred face The Brightest Night (book)|The
Brightest Night
228

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Why should I help you?
to Winter
Winter Turning
145

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I've not only heard of you, little monster. […] I was one of
the guards sent after your mother when she tried to escape with you.

to Peril Escaping Peril

62-63

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My biggest regret, […] is that we didn't kill you then. I
don't care that Kestrel got away. But if I'd known Scarlet would keep
you alive —
to Peril Escaping Peril (book)|Escaping
Peril
63