'Icicle' is a female IceWing dragonet princess who was introduced in Moon Rising. She formerly
attended Jade Mountain Academy as a member of the Gold Winglet. After
her failed attempt to murder the dragonets of destiny and Moonwatcher,
she escaped Jade Mountain and fled to the Rainforest Kingdom, where she
was soon arrested by Glory and Deathbringer. She is currently imprisoned
and awaiting trial in the Ice Kingdom.

## Description

Icicle has gleaming white scales. She is pristine, with pale, arctic
blue eyes. She is haughty-looking, with a smooth, high-pitched voice.
Her claws are sharp, her teeth gleam, and her spines are pristine even
after clubbing a walrus to death; she plunged into the ocean six times a
day before attending Jade Mountain Academy in order to appear clean,
because she claims that a glittering IceWing is a more intimidating one.
 She is larger than Winter and most RainWings. Later on, when she went
into hiding, Winter described her to have bloodshot eyes, and that she
was caked in mud and blood.

## Personality

According to Winter, Icicle is brilliant, dangerous, and prefers to hunt
alone. He thinks that she would have rescued Hailstorm herself without
asking for assistance from anyone and is ferocious. Although Moonwatcher
would not have acted the way Icicle did and agreed that Icicle needed to
be stopped, she understood Icicle's choices and did not believe that she
was evil. Moonwatcher also described Icicle's mind as very cold and
intense. She is stubborn, fearless, and fiercely determined.

## Biography

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Pre-Series
Icicle was confirmed by Moon and Sora to have been the one who killed Crane in the
battle between the IceWings and MudWings during the War of SandWing
Succession. Icicle killed Crane by slitting her throat, then grinned at
Sora as she flew away.

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### The Jade Mountain Prophecy

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She
and her brother, Winter, attended Jade Mountain Academy at Queen
Glacier's insistence, and became clawmates with Sora. When Moon came
back from talking to Stonemover on her first night, she heard a dragon
who was speaking to Scarlet with a dreamvisitor. Darkstalker did not
want to tell Moon who was contacting Queen Scarlet, because he knew that
future ended in her death. Sora attempted to kill Icicle twice for
killing her sister Crane during the war, accidentally killing Carnelian
and Bigtail, and injuring Tamarin in the process. After the second
failed attempt, Icicle then tried to kill Starflight, and planned to
kill Sora later. Moonwatcher figured out that she was the one who was
contacting Scarlet, but Icicle said that she was doing this to get her
brother Hailstorm back. She tried to convince Winter that she was doing
this for Hailstorm, but Winter objected and fought back. She then
escaped out of a nearby window, her next target being Queen Glory.

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Icicle was found on the destroyed NightWing island with bloodshot eyes,
having not slept in four or five days. She did this because she did not
want to hear Scarlet tell her by the dreamvisitor that she had failed
and that her brother was dead. She mentioned her plans to assassinate
Glory, and Kinkajou unexpectedly tackles Icicle, pinning her to the
ground. Before Icicle could kill Kinkajou, Deathbringer and Queen Glory
arrived and tranquilized Icicle, who desperately screamed at Winter that
she needed to stay awake, because Ex-Queen Scarlet might appear in her
dreams. She was arrested and transported to the RainWing healer's
pavilion|healers' hut, unconscious.

Before the effect of the tranquilizer dart sank in, she begged her
brother to keep her from falling asleep. Winter told her to make a deal
with Scarlet, saying that if he killed Glory, the former SkyWing queen
would release his brother.

While Icicle was unconscious, she spoke to Scarlet and told her about
the deal Winter made.

She was later seen flying with Queen Glacier back to the IceWing palace
after Glory allowed her to return to the Ice Kingdom. Her punishment was
up to Glacier, on the condition that she could have a cutting of the
Animus magic#IceWing Gifts|Moon Globe Tree for the RainWings and
NightWings.

left Escaping Peril

Icicle was mentioned to have been sent by Scarlet to kill the dragonets
of destiny when Peril failed to do what Scarlet told her to do.

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While in the library at Jade Mountain Academy, Turtle noted how the
hole Icicle had made when she escaped the academy had not been fixed
yet.

While defending the idea of dragons from other tribes being able to get
along with each other at Jade Mountain Academy, Moon stated that not all
dragons were like Icicle or Flame or Sora.

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Darkness of Dragons
She was briefly
mentioned by Winter in the epilogue, when he said that he was allowed
back in the Ice Kingdom for Icicle's trial, though only for a few days.

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### The Lost Continent Prophecy

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The Dangerous Gift
Icicle was first
mentioned, though not by name, when Snowfall thought about how she had
stayed at the top of the wall, except for that time when her cousins
ruined it for a few days. Icicle was mentioned by Snowfall to be in
prison. She was also mentioned when Snowfall thought about the two
IceWings sent to replace her and Winter at Jade Mountain.

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The Flames of Hope
In Lynx's memory, she
was shown playing with four other IceWing dragonets. The one who said
"And maybe the walruses will eat her," was most likely Icicle.

## Relationships

### Hailstorm

Icicle seemed to care a lot more about Hailstorm than Winter, grieving
for him as well as feeling guilty for failing him. Her love for
Hailstorm was the motive behind working for Scarlet, as she would do
anything to get him back. However, Hailstorm's feelings about Icicle are
currently unknown.

### Scarlet

Icicle was forced to kill the dragonets of destiny, but failed. Scarlet
manipulated her, haunting her in her dreams every day to the point where
Icicle burned herself to stay awake. Scarlet's sinister words made
Icicle desperate to have her brother back.

### Winter

Icicle cared little for Winter, favoring Hailstorm instead. She called
him useless and a disappointment, seeming to have no emotional
connection to him; however, Winter still cared about her even when she
would not have loved him the same way.

## Quotes

I see how you benefit from this plan, but I'm not hearing any
guarantees for me. Killing is easy enough, but if I kill them, how do I
know you'll tell me the truth? And what happens to him if they catch me?

to Scarlet in her dream Moon Rising (book)|Moon
Rising

68

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I'll tell you what else, […] That bomb yesterday was probably
meant for me, too. I'm the target. Someone was trying to kill me, and
I'm going to find whoever it is and turn them into a glittering ice
statue, which I will then beat to smithereens with my tail.

when the stalactite almost kills her Moon Rising (book)|Moon
Rising

258

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I see you edging closer, SandWing, […] Listen. I'll just take
this librarian with me to make sure no one follows. I'll release him
once I'm a safe distance away. That's the best deal you're going to get.

to Qibli when she attacks Starflight in the library

Moon Rising

272

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Very well, Plan B, […] Multiple kills, escape in the chaos.
That SandWing is just within range of my frostbreath, and then I slit
Starflight's throat, break the little NightWing's neck, and go after
Sunny and the others. Winter can stay and whimper over their bones if he
wants to.
a thought while in the library
Moon Rising

273

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You never won when we fought in the hatchery, […] Don't
bother trying now. And for what? A couple of NightWings? Don't you
remember that we hate them? Don't you remember what they did to our
tribe? To Hailstorm? […] The NightWings came right out of the sky and
killed every last IceWing in Scarlet's mountain prison, […] While the
IceWings were still bound and chained. Remember? And do you remember
why? To make Queen Scarlet free that one. […] He's the reason they're
all dead.
to Winter when he comes to save Moon, Qibli, and
Starflight in the library Moon Rising

274-275

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Yes — and if I had succeeded in killing the prophecy dragonets
for Queen Scarlet, she would have given him back to me. To us. But
instead you've killed him all over again. And now you have to live with
that forever.
to Winter after she revealed that their brother
Hailstorm is still alive Moon Rising

276

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I don't need your help, of all dragons. You don't have the
claws to do what needs to be done. And she's probably killed him by now
anyway.
to Winter about him helping her save Hailstorm Winter Turning

102

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No! […] I can't sleep! Don't make me sleep! […] Winter,
stop them — help me — tell them I can't — she'll find me! She'll tell
me he's dead and then it'll be over and he'll be gone! Winter, keep me
awake!
when they find her on the NightWing Volcano

Winter Turning

105

## Trivia

  - Icicle was in combat training with dragons three times her size by
    her first hatching day.
  - Icicle believes that an IceWing who glitters like diamonds is more
    menacing, and that grubby, dull dragons deserve to be in the Seventh
    Circle.