'Mindreader' is a
female NightWing dragonet who was introduced in The Dark Secret. She is a student attending Jade Mountain Academy
as a member of the Copper Winglet. Despite her name, Mindreader did not possess the ability to read minds until Talons of Power (book)|Talons of
Power, when Darkstalker used his animus magic to enchant her bracelet.

## Description

Mindreader has black scales. Her item enchanted by Darkstalker is a
bracelet of green and silver glass beads strung along a twisted black
wire.

## Personality

Mindreader is curious, compassionate, inquisitive, and eager. Mindreader
seems to be more accepting of Queen Glory and happier about her new life
in the Rainforest Kingdom|rainforest than most NightWings. She appears
to be wry, as she joked about the irony of her name, other dragons often
remark on and laugh at that irony too. In reality she wished she could
read minds and when Darkstalker granted her mind reading abilities, she
was ecstatic. After gaining her powers she would read and announce
other's thoughts gleefully, she also seemed to be a little more smug and
mocking. Mindreader described herself as "not a blackmailing sort of
dragon."

## Biography

### The Dragonet Prophecy

#### The Dark Secret

Mindreader was one of the "students" Starflight encountered in the cave
where he woke up in after being knocked out. She made a joke about
staying out of Starflight's head, hence her name, which most of the
NightWings in the room laughed at. Starflight did not really get the
joke, but later realized that no NightWing has had telepathy or
precognition for over a century, which was undoubtedly the reason the
other NightWings laughed.

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### The Jade Mountain Prophecy

#### Moon Rising

Moonwatcher thought about Mindreader and about how ironic it would be if
her name was true. She thought of Mindreader while wondering who the
"voice" was. However, it was shown that Mindreader did not have any
powers, and her name was simply to fit NightWing custom.

#### Talons of Power

Darkstalker enchanted a bracelet she supposedly made in art class to
give her the powers of telepathy, and she seems to be more than content
with these new powers. She is the only one of the dragonets that are
given powers that seem to be friendly towards Moon. Mindreader then goes
with Darkstalker, Sunny, Moon, and Anemone to save Stonemover, of whom
she said his self-harm was giving her "the worst headache." Later in the
rainforest, she helps her father with his request for power from
Darkstalker, saying that what her father really wants is the ability to
heal from all injuries, past, present, or future. Later in the story,
she goes to the lost city of night with the other NightWings.

## Relationships

### Moonwatcher

Unlike most NightWings, Mindreader said she did not hate Moon when
Moon's powers were revealed. Darkstalker told her to refer to Moon's
experience with mind reading. She seemed to have taken that advice as
she often tried imitating Moon.

## Quotes

What part of the brightest night are you having trouble with?
[…] Haven't you been listening in class? Events have to match the
prophecies. Hi, strange dragon. I'm Mindreader. But don't worry, I
promise I'll stay out of your head.
to Fierceteeth and
Starflight The Dark Secret
7

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I want to hear about the mainland. […] Tell us everything.
We've heard there are trees taller than dragons and that in some places
the sky is blue. True? False? What's the coolest thing you've seen?
What's the best thing you've eaten?
asking Starflight about
Pyrrhia The Dark Secret
10

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Oh, wow. Not just classes on pretending to read minds and how
to make up believable prophecies?
to Darkstalker, about
NightWing powers Talons of Power

66

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We live in basically the banana capital of the universe. We
don't need a magic banana-maker.
to Mightyclaws, about his
superpower Talons of Power
70

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Um, yeah, ME TOO.
claiming to sense the "glimmer of
life" in Stonemover's mind Talons of Power (book)|Talons of
Power
76

## Trivia

  - In The Dark Secret, the audiobook narrator gave Mindreader a male
    voice. In later books, Mindreader's voice was female.