'Danaid' is an elderly female SilkWing who was introduced in The Lost Continent. She is one of ten flamesilk dragons
who were imprisoned by Wasp|Ex-Queen Wasp and was last seen enslaved in
the flamesilk factory.

## Description

Danaid has scales so orange that she almost looks like a HiveWing,
except for the flecks of white dotted along her spine and the long
streaks of white along her wings. Blue thought that she looked so old,
she could be his great-grandmother.

## Personality

Blue considers her a dragon worth knowing, as she is well-rounded and
friendly. She was kind to Blue and Luna upon their arrival at the
flamesilk factory, and appears to be considerate toward both friends and
new dragons. However, she has a negative relationship with almost all of
her fellow flamesilks, especially Admiral and Fritillary. She is shown
to be curious, promptly asking Blue what he was doing when he returned
from the hole that Cricket, Sundew, and Swordtail spoke to him through.
She catches on quickly, too, starting an argument as a distraction for
Blue and Luna when they escape, stopping Admiral from foiling their
plan. Danaid's fellow flamesilks seem to think poorly of her as much as
she does of them. She seems to have a positive reaction to the shouting
matches in the flamesilk cavern.

## Biography

### The Lost Continent Prophecy

left The Lost Continent

Blue ran into Danaid while exploring the flamesilk factory.
Danaid immediately started a conversation with him, remarking on how
nice it was to have new company around the cavern. While talking with
Blue, Danaid accidentally began a shouting fight between Pierid,
Fritillary, and herself. Later, she was listing each flamesilk kept in the factory to Blue (excluding Whitespeck) when Admiral
stepped into the conversation and told Danaid to stop "poisoning" his
son's mind. After a short argument, Danaid reluctantly stopped talking
to Blue.

Blue saw Danaid later in a nightmare, where she was shouting at Pierid
and Fritillary in the winding halls of Cicada Hive#Terrarium
Academy|Cricket's school.

After Blue discovered Cricket, Sundew, and Swordtail were going to break
him out of the flamesilk factory through a mysterious hole in the wall,
Danaid — who was spying on him — asked if he was alright. Blue lied to
her, saying he had found some rocks he thought Luna would like. Danaid
asked if Blue would introduce his sister to her, and Blue promised that
he would.

When Blue and Luna tried to convince Admiral to escape with them, their
father said it was not right and tried to get the guards' attention to
arrest his dragonets. Danaid overheard their conversation and started
shouting at Admiral to stop annoying the guards. Fritillary was soon
involved, and Blue realized that Danaid was trying to create a commotion
to distract the guards to help Blue and his sister escape. Danaid's plan
was a success, and it was not long before all ten flamesilks were
screaming at each other. Blue thanked Danaid for her help and introduced
her to Luna as he had promised. He also offered her the opportunity to
come with them, but Danaid replied that she did not think her old heart
would survive being on the run, even for her life, and told them to come
back for her if they could find a more sedate way to get her out of the
flamesilk factory.

## Quotes

Hello, dear. I'm Danaid. Aren't you a shiny one. We haven't had
visitors in so long — and now we'll have two new flamesilks. How
delightful.
to Blue, introducing herself
The Lost Continent
251

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I'm sure you'll be delightful company. Better than all these
grousing old dragons anyhow. Some of them can't keep a secret. And SOME
of them think VERY highly of themselves.
to Blue
The Lost Continent
251-252

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Well, I don't like them anymore! I think they make him look
skinny and arrogant and potato-brained!
to Pierid about
Fritillary The Lost Continent

252

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Go suck a lime! I hope your face gets eaten by dung beetles!

to Fritillary The Lost Continent (book)|The Lost
Continent
252

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Who's arguing? […] Was it old Fritillary? He's the worst.
Don't talk to him. Xenica is terrible, too, always gossiping and
bad-mouthing everyone. You already know you can't trust Pierid over
here. […] Clubtail is perfectly nice, but by all the Hives, he never
stops talking. Heliconian ruins everything. […] Really, I'm the only
one worth knowing.
to Blue, about the other flamesilks The Lost Continent
253

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Stop annoying the guards! They don't want to hear your
thoughts on potassium at this hour! Or ever!
to Admiral

The Lost Continent
273

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I'm not sure my old heart could stand running for my life. But
if you find a more sedate way to get us out of here, come back for me.

to Blue about escaping the flamesilk factory
The Lost Continent
275

## References