'Nettle' is an adult female LeafWing who was introduced in The Poison Jungle. She is the
daughter of Wolfsbane, the older sister of Mandrake and was a member of
the PoisonWings. She was formerly under the control of the othermind.

## Description

Nettle has green scales.

## Personality

Nettle is often arrogant, bossy, and rude, often believing her opinion
to be the best. Like most of the other PoisonWings, she hates the
HiveWings for almost wiping out the LeafWings. She seems to think very
highly of herself and believes that she is a natural leader, which is
eventually contradicted multiple times when she fails to save other
dragons, even herself. Sundew described her yelling as unproductive,
vicious, and constantly out of control.

## Biography

### The Lost Continent Prophecy

#### The Poison Jungle

Nettle was with her father, Wolfsbane, watching her brother, Mandrake,
attempt to kill a panther via leafspeak. When the panther was killed,
she was the first to guess Sundew's involvement, calling into the trees
for her to come out. When Sundew's friends appeared, Nettle was visibly
angry and threatened to have them executed.

Nettle was mentioned when Cobra Lily stated that she nearly murdered
Nettle to make something interesting happen.

Later, Belladonna assigned Nettle to a mission with Sundew, Cricket,
Bumblebee, Willow, and Mandrake to travel to the Eye of the jungle,
where all of the breath of evil was quarantined. On the journey, she
started many arguments with Sundew and insisted on being in the lead,
which eventually lead to her falling off a cliff into a pitcher plant.
Even after being rescued, Nettle remained uncooperative and arrogant
about her own abilities, making fun of Sundew when the latter was caught
in an actual sundew plant.

When Hawthorn described the secret behind Wasp's rise to power, she was
furious and called him and Sequoia cowards. She helped Hawthorn carry
the 'heart of salvation' "antidote" back to the SapWing village and
participated in the front lines for capturing a HiveWing as a test
subject. She overheard Cricket and Sundew talking about Willow and
commented that, although she did not understand how Sundew could ever
fall for a SapWing, she was glad that Sundew would not be her
sister-in-law. Nettle was ecstatic to be on the front lines, which
ultimately got her under the othermind's control when Blue burned all of
the breath of evil roots with his flamesilk.

#### The Dangerous Gift

Nettle was mentioned by Swordtail when he remembered how the breath of
evil took over the LeafWings. Later, Cobra Lily was shown to be
unconcerned about the fate of Nettle.

## Relationships

### Bumblebee

Nettle and Bumblebee dislike each other. Nettle dislikes Bumblebee for
being a HiveWing, while Bumblebee dislikes Nettle since she is mean and
complains. She was very mean to Bumblebee saying she was a nasty dragon,
even suggesting feeding her to the dragon-traps. In return, Bumblebee
often mocked Nettle's complaining.

### Cricket

Nettle hates Cricket for being a HiveWing, though by the end of the The
Poison Jungle, her hateful remarks have ceased slightly. She refers to
Cricket as "kind of an ex-HiveWing" while talking to Hawthorn.

### Mandrake

Mandrake is Nettle's younger brother. She often bosses him around, and
gets annoyed with him easily. She seems to think that he does not
deserve his leafspeak, and that she could do better even without it.
During the trip to the Eye of the jungle, Nettle asked for his support
when she wanted to be the leader of the group and threatening that if
Mandrake didn't stand up to Sundew now, she would walk all over him when
they were married.

### Sundew

Nettle and Sundew dislike each other. She believes that others respected
Sundew because of her mother's political power and her leafspeak, not
because she earned it. Throughout The Poison Jungle, Nettle takes every
opportunity to tell Sundew that she can do whatever Sundew is doing
better than her; they constantly argue and tried to humiliate each other
on every small mistake they made. Nettle also does not understand how
Sundew could fall for a SapWing, but was glad that they would not be
sisters-in-law. She seemed to suspect her and Willow's relationship
before it becomes obvious to the others, and has tried to get Mandrake
more involved with Sundew.

### Wolfsbane

Nettle teams up with her father to pick on Mandrake, and were first seen
together. She often talks over him, loudly suggesting ideas, possibly
trying to please him, which he almost always turns down. They seem to
have a slightly better relationship than Sundew does with her parents.

## Quotes

That doesn't make it all right! HiveWings in here?! What is
wrong with you? Queen Wasp will be right behind them!
to
Sundew after seeing Blue, Cricket, Swordtail, and Bumblebee come out of
hiding The Poison Jungle
32

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ExCUSE me. WHY are we taking a HATCHLING with us? A nasty
HIVEWING hatchling, no less? Oh, is it because we're hoping something
will eat her? A snack for the dragon-traps, what a good idea.

asking why Bumblebee is traveling with them through the Poison Jungle

The Poison Jungle
158

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Oh, REALLY. Leave the jungle once and suddenly you're a
HiveWing-loving traitor to the tribe. I should have seen this coming. I
always ―
to Sundew The Poison Jungle (book)|The
Poison Jungle
160

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I didn't need saving! I was about to kill it myself!
about being saved from the viper The Poison Jungle (book)|The
Poison Jungle
200

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I understand that someone's been lying to us! And keeping
things from us! I may not understand what those exact things are, but I
know that I'm angry about it!
to Hawthorn
The Poison Jungle
209

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I figured it out, too. I don't understand falling for a SapWing
at all or when that could have possibly happened, but I also don't care,
and as far as I'm concerned, not having you for a sister-in-law would be
a stellar development.
to Sundew, about Willow
The Poison Jungle
241-242