'Leaf', referred to as 'Fluffy' by Sunny, is
a male human and one of the three main protagonists of Dragonslayer. He
was raised in Talisman and trained to be a dragonmancer early in life,
but after the supposed death of his sister, Wren, he began training to
become a dragonslayer in order to avenge her. He has romantic feelings
for Ivy.

## Description

Leaf has short, fluffy dark hair and big brown eyes. He is smaller than
Rose. He is tall and thin but muscular. His skin is described as being
browner than Ivy's, as if he had "spent a lot more time in the sun than
she ever had." Sky describes him as having "evil breath." He is
left-handed.

## Personality

Leaf is an expert at following the rules, very much like most of his
family. He also disliked dragons for most of his life, but after Wren
was "eaten" by dragons, Leaf swore revenge and became stronger, his past
personality gone as he trained to become a dragonslayer. He soon came to
doubt the rules and go his own direction, especially since they did not
save Wren. His desire to become a dragonslayer motivated him to do
things he normally would not do, such as studying.

After he found out that Wren was alive and was reunited with her, he
changed his view of dragons and became a more open-minded person.

## Biography

### The Dragonet Prophecy

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Prophecy
When Clay, Tsunami, Glory, and Sunny were escaping
from the Sky Kingdom with Peril, Clay rescued Leaf when he climbed near
the castle. Clay noticed that he was one of the prey scavengers that the
SkyWing party had, but then escaped. He told Leaf to "stay away from
dragons from now on."

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At Jade Mountain, a scavenger later revealed to be Ivy
contacted Sunny using a dreamvisitor. Sunny realized that the only way
the scavenger could have gotten the dreamvisitor was by stealing it, and
so she traveled to the scavenger ruins in hopes that the rest of the
SandWing treasure would be there.

Sunny approached Ivy and Leaf but was forced to trap them on the remains
of a scavenger building due to them not being cooperative and trying to
attack her. She referred to Ivy as "Holler" because she was being very
loud, and Leaf as "Fluffy" because of his fluffy hair.

After Sunny asked for the dreamvisitor, Ivy and Leaf began to argue,
presumably on whether to give it to her or not. Eventually, Ivy produced
the sapphire and gave it to Sunny. Sunny then asked for the rest of the
treasure by drawing a pile of it in the dirt with her claw. And after
watching the two scavengers discuss it for a while, she decided to take
Leaf off of the wall, assuming that he would bring the treasure in
return for Ivy.

After Leaf gave Sunny a sack full of treasure, Sunny noticed that the
Eye of Onyx was not in there, although the SandWing treasure#The
Lazulite Dragon|Lazulite Dragon was. Sunny questioned the scavengers,
but they did not appear to have it. As she was about to leave, Sunny
considered keeping Ivy and Leaf as pets, but eventually decided against
it.

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### The Jade Mountain Prophecy

left Moon Rising
Sunny
indirectly mentioned him (as Fluffy) and Ivy (or Holler) when she talked
to Winter about scavengers and what to do with Bandit.

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### The Lost Continent Prophecy

left
The Dangerous Gift
Leaf was briefly
mentioned when Sky joked about him having an evil breath, especially in
the morning.

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### Legends

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Dragonslayer
Leaf questioned to
himself who is worse: the dragons or the dragonmancers. When he got home
from hunting with his uncle, his parents told him that Wren was eaten by
a dragon. Instantly, Leaf knew he hated dragons more as they 'ate' his favorite sister, Wren. Rowan told him about Heath|the
Dragonslayer, and Leaf decided that it was his goal to slay a dragon and
to make them pay for what they did to Wren.

Rowan agreed to train Leaf in secret and pretended she was helping him
to study for the dragonmancer exams. While training with Rowan, she
asked him if he would hate dragons so much if he found out that it was
not their fault for Wren's death, but someone else's fault. Leaf said
that he would hate that person instead, but still want to slay dragons
so nothing like it could happen again. He admitted that he hated the
dragonmancers a bit for not seeing the dragons coming for Wren that day.
He and Rowan resumed training and discussed Leaf becoming a dragonmancer
apprentice untill the warning bell rang. Leaf helped Butterfly to one of
the shelters. He met Grove, who agreed with Leaf that the world needed
more dragonslayers.

At the age of fourteen, Leaf became a dragonmancer apprentice to Master
Trout. He had started having conversations with an imaginary Wren inside
of his head to get himself through his apprenticeship. Leaf and Grove
snuck into Trout's study to find out what the dragonmancers were hiding.
After finding the map of the mountain dragon palace, Leaf began to copy
it, the imaginary Wren telling him that he had to do it for her.

Leaf finished the copy of the blueprint months after he had began
drawing it. He told Rowan that he did it for Wren. Leaf left Talisman
along with Rowan, Cranberry, and Thyme to catch up to Mushroom after he
stole the copy. They arrived at the palace. Leaf thought that he would
try to claim at least one dragon life for Wren's, even if it meant
certain death. After catching up with Mushroom, Leaf was caught by the
mountain dragons with Rowan, Cranberry, and Thyme as Mushroom ran away.
Leaf was chosen for the feast, along with Thyme. Leaf began to see human
emotions in dragons during his attempt to escape the palace. He helped
Thyme find a hiding spot during the feast, and was rescued by a swamp
dragon while he was climbing the cliff. Leaf went to find the
Dragonslayer after Rowan revealed the truth behind Wren's death.

Leaf was saved by Ivy, Daffodil, and Violet from some mountain dragons
on his way to Valor. He explained why he wanted to kill a dragon to Ivy,
telling her about Wren. Leaf met Heath, who became paranoid and angry
after Leaf said that he was a messenger from the Indestructible City.
Leaf stayed with Stone while he waited for a chance to explain himself
to Heath. Stone told him the truth about Heath, which caused Leaf to
become disappointed and lose respect for Heath.

Leaf went back to Valor when he bargained with Sunny for Ivy. With
Lark's help, he managed to bring the treasure back to Sunny. He, Stone,
and Ivy headed to the SandWing stronghold|desert palace. After learning
that Wren might be alive from Rose, he decided to ride Cereus|Sweetface
to catch up to her. Ivy gave him the invisibility chain and promised to
help him look for Wren if he did not find her. After he left, he spotted
Wren and Sky in the distance. He tried to reach them but fell off of
Sweetface after he tried to get her to turn around. He reunited with
Wren and met Sky, and agreed to meet up back at the mountains.

Leaf headed back to Talisman with Wren, Sky, and Ivy to expose the
dragonmancers. He, Cranberry, Thyme, and Ivy helped free Grove and Rowan
from the jail. Leaf suggested that Rowan, Cranberry, Grove, and Thyme
could make a new village with their treasure, and make it a place safe
for people. Leaf said he would come back to help them build their town
after finding Sunny.

## Relationships

### Ivy

Leaf had liked Ivy since he first met her. They first encountered each
other when Leaf was running away from SkyWings, and he has romantic
feelings towards her, shown when they kiss before he rides Cereus to
find Wren.

### Rowan

Leaf respected and admired his older sister as she trained him to be a
dragonslayer to avenge Wren's "death." He, Cranberry, Thyme, and Rowan
went to the dragon palace to steal treasure. When she told him that the
dragonmancers were the ones responsible and that she had been lying to
him for seven years about who caused Wren's death, Leaf became angry and
ran away to find the Dragonslayer. Leaf eventually freed his sister from
the dragonmancers' prison after they had liberated Valor from the
Dragonslayer.

### Wren

Wren was his favorite sister and best friend. When he was told that she
had been eaten by dragons, Leaf was devastated and he decided to become
a dragonslayer to get revenge. Throughout his life, he kept hearing her
voice in his head, and always spoke about her in the present tense. When
he found out she was alive, he risked his life and rode a dragon to find
her.

## Quotes

I'm not. I'm not scared, I'm… I think I'm mad. Why aren't you
mad?
to his parents, after Wren's "death"

Dragonslayer
29-30

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Because raccoons don't swoop out of the sky and burn up entire
villages! […] If sharks could fly and breathe fire, I think we could
get mad at them sometimes, too! Plus also, we don't have bearmancers
and sharkmancers and raccoonmancers; we only have 'dragonmancers,' and
isn't that because dragons are supposed to be all smart and mystical and
magic? I mean, what are dragonmancers even FOR if they can't keep our
village safe?
to his parents, after they told him not to be
angry with the dragons because they were just wild animals

Dragonslayer
30

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But they failed! […] They were supposed to protect us and
they didn't! They're stupid liars!
about the dragonmancers

Dragonslayer
31

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I don't want to study dragons, […] I want to stab them with
swords and shoot them with arrows and kill as many of them as I can.

to his parents about killing dragons,
Dragonslayer

31

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I'm going to be a dragonslayer too, […] I'm going to be a
hero of men and kill dragons to save people just like him.
to
his family, after hearing about the dragonslayer
Dragonslayer

34

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I won't be scared of them! I swear on this sword, one day
every little sister in the world will be safe. Because I shall be the
next and greatest dragonslayer of them all!
to his family

Dragonslayer
35

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Then no. I would hate that person instead. But I think I'd
still have to slay the dragons to make sure it didn't happen to anyone
else. Right? […] Don't tell anyone, but I a little bit hate the
dragonmancers for not seeing the dragon coming that day. They're always
telling us to hide in the shelters, or when to avoid the forest, or that
we need to spend an entire day gathering some particular fruit as a
tribute for the dragons. But on the most important day, when it's the
most important person … But Mom and Dad say it's not their fault. I
guess they told everyone to avoid the river that morning, and Wren went
anyway. Let's go again.
to Rowan, about Wren's "death"
Dragonslayer
70-71

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No way! I want to keep learning how to stab dragons, not be
locked up in a hut with some musty paper, and even mustier old people
teaching me how to bow and scrape.

Dragonslayer
72-73

## Trivia

  - Leaf originally planned to keep a kitten he found in the woods when
    he was young. However, his parents had not agreed to the decision.
  - Leaf can walk on his hands, scale a cliff face, swim upriver against
    the current, lift boulders twice his size, and do cartwheels.