'Preyhunter' was an adult male NightWing who was introduced in The Brightest Night. Alongside Fierceteeth
and Strongwings, he kidnapped Sunny shortly after the NightWing Exodus.
He was killed by Queen Thorn after he lashed out at her.

## Description

Preyhunter had dull gray scales and a few missing teeth. His tail was
bent at the end as if it had once been broken and then fixed
incorrectly. He was much less brawny than Strongwings, thin, and
ill-looking.

## Personality

Preyhunter appeared to have been trustworthy, as he kept guard of the
Obsidian Mirror to keep it safe and had guarded the NightWing
tunnels|rainforest tunnel. Despite this, he readily believed
Secretkeeper's excuse for going through the tunnel, showing that he was
naïve. While showing a sly and cunning personality multiple times
throughout The Brightest Night, Preyhunter also showed a weaker, more
insecure side of himself. He displayed this side when he shivered and
whimpered in his sleep. In The Brightest Night, Preyhunter was shown to
believe that NightWings were superior, saying, "You can't kill us!
We're NightWings!" to Thorn. He was also shown nervous about the
volcano erupting by constantly shifting his claws during guard duty.

## Biography

### The Dragonet Prophecy

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Preyhunter, Fierceteeth, and Strongwings kidnapped Sunny and
attempted to use her as a ransom to take control of the Rainforest
Kingdom|rainforest. Before the volcano destroyed the NightWing Island,
Preyhunter was able to salvage the Obsidian Mirror from the treasury,
and the three NightWings use it to spy on the other dragonets of
destiny|dragonets. He was the one who held onto it and slept with it to
keep it safe.

When Sunny tried to steal the Obsidian Mirror from him, she noticed he
was shivering and whimpering in his sleep, locked in a nightmare of his
childhood. He seemed to be dreaming of his Unnamed
characters#NightWings|mother trying to make him eat prey after it had
been infected by NightWing bacteria, something having to do with the
plan to take over the Rainforest Kingdom, or the something about the
volcano that they lived on. When she tried comforting him by moving her
warm wings over his scales, his shivering stopped, and he seemed to
relax. Though Sunny felt sympathy for Preyhunter, she still stole the
Obsidian Mirror from him.

Preyhunter, Fierceteeth, and Strongwings continued their journey and
ended up in the Scorpion Den to send a message to Burn. Upon meeting
Thorn, the leader of the Outclaws, they were asked about Morrowseer's
location. Preyhunter revealed that he was dead, and Thorn pinned him to
the ground and told him to tell her the truth, thinking that he was
lying. The NightWing sliced Thorn's underbelly after she frightened him,
causing Thorn to stab Preyhunter through the heart with her tail,
killing him, though she instantly regretted it afterwards.

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### The Jade Mountain Prophecy

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In
the prologue, Preyhunter was guarding the rainforest tunnel.
Secretkeeper told him she was going hunting for Queen Battlewinner, and
he approved of her plan. Shortly after Moonwatcher hatched, he called
Secretkeeper back to the NightWing island, making a ridiculous amount of
noise along the way. Secretkeeper lets herself cry — she felt terrible
about leaving her daughter alone in the rainforest — in order to prevent
him from asking questions she could not answer.

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### Winglets

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Prisoners
Fierceteeth mentioned
Preyhunter in one of her letters.

## Quotes

Don't worry, we'll kill her before she can tell anyone anything
important.
about Sunny and the Obsidian Mirror
The Brightest Night
14

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Please don't make me … Mother, It's awful.
softly,
in his sleep The Brightest Night

32

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Where are you going at this hour? […] Shouldn't you have
backup for night hunting?
to Secretkeeper
Moon Rising
prologue

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Ah. […] Keeping the queen happy. Always a good idea. Right,
see you soon, then.
to Secretkeeper
Moon Rising
prologue