'Hawthorn' was an adult male LeafWing who was introduced in The Poison Jungle. He had very
powerful leafspeak abilities and was banished by Queen Sequoia for
failing to mind-control Queen Wasp using the breath of evil. He was
impaled in the neck and killed by Willow after he and the othermind
threatened to infect all of Pantala.

## Description

Hawthorn was gigantic in size. He had long green wings and green eyes.

## Personality

Hawthorn was friendly and very excited to see other dragons after being
alone for many years. He was very chatty and even a little forceful when
Nettle, Willow, Mandrake, Cricket, and Sundew told him that they were in
a hurry. Hawthorn was prideful and believed that his use of the breath
of evil was justified, but that he had only messed up. When Sundew
talked about bringing Hawthorn back to the other LeafWings, he became
very anxious, even though he wanted to see other dragons again. His
fifty-year isolation had significantly affected his mental state, as the
othermind mentioned that Hawthorn began hearing voices and imagining his
carvings talking back to him with leafspeak. A lack of socialization
with other dragons left him no choice but to rely on the othermind for
sole companionship. The othermind took advantage of this and eventually
succeeded in making Hawthorn its primary host.

## Biography

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Pre-Series
When Queen Wasp started
to threaten the LeafWings, Hawthorn started to become desperate and
searched for a way to stop her. That was when he remembered the Legend
of the Hive and went searching for the breath of evil. During a
diplomatic event between Queen Wasp and Queen Sequoia, Hawthorn put it
in Queen Wasp's food. When Hawthorn and Queen Sequoia realized that they
unintentionally gave Queen Wasp mind-control powers, Queen Sequoia
banished him to solitude to find a cure. Later, he used his powerful
leafspeak and changed it to only work on HiveWings. While alone, the
grasp of the othermind became a strong influence on Hawthorn.

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### The Lost Continent Prophecy

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Hawthorn was taken over by the othermind through the
consumption of breath of evil, which he discovered in the Eye of the
jungle. He tested the breath of evil on himself, and upon discovering
that he could control dragonbite vipers with it, he continued using the
breath of evil. He eventually succumbed to the othermind because the
othermind kept suggesting things that Hawthorn felt compelled to obey.
Eventually, Hawthorn's mental state began to decay, becoming completely
controlled by the othermind. He met with Cricket, Nettle, Sundew,
Willow, Mandrake, and Bumblebee in the Eye of the jungle, offering them
some tea. He told the story of his exile to the group and admitted he
was why Wasp got her mind control power. He showed them his many
carvings, including his most prized carving, which was actually the
othermind seed. Hawthorn then began protecting the othermind by holding
the seed it came from, saying it was a prized carving of his. He was
eventually killed by Willow dropping a thorn through his neck to save
Cricket.

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The Dangerous Gift
Cinnabar
mentioned Hawthorn when she told Io that it would take a while for the
breath of evil to grow without Sundew or Hawthorn.

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The Flames of Hope
Cottonmouth
mentioned Hawthorn while going over dragons that wanted to use the
othermind's power to control others when he and Sequoia tried to use it
to control Wasp.

## Relationships

### Cricket

Upon meeting Cricket and the others traveling with her, Hawthorn
initially thought that the tribes had achieved peace. However, Nettle
explained why Cricket was with them, and Hawthorn felt sympathy for her
condition, relating to her because they had both been cast out of their
tribes for what they both felt were unreasonable things. He also
appreciated Cricket's interest in scientific affairs and how she wanted
to help all three Pantalan tribes achieve peace. However, he still
shrank away from her as his first instinct was to stay away from a
HiveWing.

### Dragonbite vipers

Hawthorn seemed fond of the snakes that kept him company throughout his
fifty-year exile. He did not want them killed and considered them smart.
He used them as test subjects in his experimentation with the breath of
evil, who obey him and serve as his protective army.

### Sequoia

Hawthorn was very loyal towards Queen Sequoia. It was evident that he
missed her very much and wanted to see her again. He had several
carvings dedicated to her.

### Sundew

Hawthorn seemed to like Sundew, but it may have been a means to gain
Sundew's trust, as the othermind wanted to control her and access her
powerful leafspeak abilities.

### The Othermind

Hawthorn seemed very fond of the othermind. He was very protective of
his favorite carving which appeared to be an egg with leaves on the top
and bottom, which was later revealed to be a depiction of the breath of
evil's seed. He also seemed to follow the othermind's orders without
struggle, even when he was not actively controlled by it. He nursed it
back to health when it was shriveled up.

## Quotes

I'm Hawthorn, and those were my vipers. Who wants tea?
to Sundew and others The Poison Jungle (book)|The Poison
Jungle
200

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Lots of time on my talons, you know. No one else to talk to, so
I thought I'd make some friends for myself. This one's my favorite.
They're better company than you'd think. Thank goodness I have you,
right?
to several dragons, about his carvings
The Poison Jungle
203

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That is certainly true, isn't it? I mean, that was her
intention, sending me here. Quite a long time it's been, for me to be
here studying it, all alone. I really should be an expert by now.

to Sundew, about him being an expert on the breath of evil

The Poison Jungle
205

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If it works … I'm glad to know this wasn't all for nothing. And
don't get me wrong. I know I deserved this. I told the queen I
understood, and I meant it. This was the right punishment for me, the
only punishment.
to Cricket, about the heart of salvation

The Poison Jungle
208

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Didn't she tell you why I'm here? Because I'm the one who found
the breath of evil after everyone thought it had been wiped out
centuries ago. And I'm the one who gave it to Queen Wasp.
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Sundew, about why he's in the Eye of the jungle
The Poison Jungle
208

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First we tried to talk her down. And second … we tried
something else. I thought we could stop her. I thought we could save
everyone. It wasn't supposed to make her powerful. I thought, if I found
the plant and we used it on her … that we'd be able to control her.

to Cricket and Sundew, about trying to avoid Queen Wasp's
rule before the Tree Wars The Poison Jungle (book)|The Poison
Jungle
212-213

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She threatened our trees, HiveWing. The trees we loved, our
homes and souls. We saw the war that was coming. We knew how dangerous
she was, and we knew we couldn't give her the LeafWings. So we held a
peace summit and I … I put it in her food that night.
to
Cricket, about how and why he gave Wasp the breath of evil
The Poison Jungle
214

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I told her what I wanted to do. She didn't stop me. But I can't
say she exactly told me to do it. She could have stopped me, though.
[…] I found the plant; I slipped it into Wasp's food. That was me.
Even if I did it with the noblest of intentions. At first, it seemed
like nothing happened. […] So we thought we had failed. No harm done …
a long-shot attempt at salvation that didn't work. It wasn't until
later, when I saw her mind control, that I realized we must have caused
it. I didn't know how she figured out what to do, or where she got the
plant.
to several dragons, about Wasp and the breath of evil

The Poison Jungle
215

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Those are mysteries I solved with science! Experimentation!
Research! Investigation! All the careful procedures I wish I'd had
time for back then. It's amazing what you can discover when you're alone
for fifty years with nothing else to do.
to Cricket

The Poison Jungle
216

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When I found the plant, it was barely hanging on. There was so
little left, cut off from sunlight and slowly wasting away […] I
altered it so that it would only work on HiveWings … those would be the
minds it was drawn to. I wasn't sure how well I'd succeeded, but it
seems I did well enough.
about the breath of evil
The Poison Jungle
230