'Secretkeeper' is an adult female NightWing who was introduced in Moon Rising. She currently resides in the NightWing
village, but is widely considered a traitor among her tribe for secretly
raising Moonwatcher in the Rainforest Kingdom. She was formerly in a
relationship with Morrowseer.

## Description

Secretkeeper is tall and thin. She looks similar to Moonwatcher, but
without the silver teardrop scales by her eyes.

## Personality

Secretkeeper is fiercely protective of her daughter, Moonwatcher. She
would willingly kill any RainWing that witnessed Moonwatcher's hatching,
and was unkind towards Farsight in order to escape the NightWing island
and check on Moonwatcher's egg. Darkstalker stated that she mostly
worries about other dragons liking Moonwatcher, not Moonwatcher liking
them. She does not typically express her emotions aloud, and was
described by Morrowseer to have a backbone and a "sensible head on her
shoulders." Secretkeeper is very protective towards the ones she loves.
She believed NightWing powers were a curse and instructed Moonwatcher to
hide her powers from the other students. This belief was further
solidified after the Darkstalker incident.

## Biography

### The Dragonet Prophecy

left The Brightest Night

While the dragonets of destiny were listing off potential
students who could attend Jade Mountain Academy, Secretkeeper was
mentioned by Deathbringer when he suggested that Moonwatcher could
attend the school.

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### The Jade Mountain Prophecy

left Moon Rising
In
the prologue of Moon Rising, at a time before the events of the book,
Secretkeeper had hidden Moon's egg in the rainforest to protect her from
the harsh and unhealthy conditions of the Night Kingdom. Secretkeeper
knew Moonwatcher's egg was due to hatch, so she was on her way to the
rainforest when she encountered Mastermind and Farsight in the hallway.
Mastermind seemed to know what she was up to but did not mention it.
However, Farsight was under the impression that the egg had been
cracked. Farsight asked if Secretkeeper needed anyone to sit with her,
but the latter declined abruptly, noting that Farsight was the kind of
dragon who would not take it too personally and forgive her later.

After getting past Preyhunter, the guard posted on duty, she went
through the NightWing tunnels|tunnel. At first, Secretkeeper could not
find her egg in the forest, but she eventually found it under the rays
of moonlight. She noticed that the egg had changed color from the
standard ebony black to a bright silver. When she saw this, Secretkeeper
thought that this could be an attempt by Mastermind or Greatness to
catch her, or if she had done something wrong. Then Moonwatcher emerged
from the eggshell, and her mother happily observed that she was "perfect
in every way," including the silver teardrop scales beside her eyes.
Secretkeeper impressed upon Moon that she must stay hidden and briefly
wondered if Moon could read her mind. Secretkeeper hid Moon before
returning to the Night Kingdom once the guard, Preyhunter, called to
her.

Secretkeeper had taken Moon to her first day of school at the Jade
Mountain Academy. They picked a spot where they could watch the students
entering the school, until they were ready. Secretkeeper never talked
about Moon's father, Morrowseer, but Moon read her mother's mind and
found his name. She did not want to leave Moon at Jade Mountain but
forced herself to go so Moon would be encouraged to make new friends and
get away from the NightWing tribe, so that she would not receive
discrimination.

left Winter Turning

Secretkeeper met with her daughter once again when Moon returned to the
rainforest with her companions, Qibli, Winter, and Kinkajou to warn
Glory of Icicle's plot to kill the queen for Scarlet. When they were
walking through the NightWing part of the village, Moon saw her mother,
and the two embraced. Qibli and Kinkajou had longing expressions on
their faces as they watched Moon and Secretkeeper hug. Winter insisted
that his parents were perfect the way they were and made him a true,
dignified IceWing. Secretkeeper eyed Winter and Qibli with distrust
before Moon told her they were her friends.

left Talons of Power
She stood with the other NightWings as Darkstalker, Moon, Anemone and
the other NightWings students from Jade Mountain Academy came. She then
hugged Moon when she came. She was one of the few NightWings who stayed
with Queen Glory, while the rest of the NightWings went with Darkstalker
to the lost city of night.

left
Darkness of Dragons
In the epilogue,
after Darkstalker was transformed into Peacemaker, Moon, alongside some
other Jade Winglet members, including Winter, returned to the
rainforest. While Moonwatcher was there, she met with Secretkeeper. Her
mother was asking whether she wanted to stay in school, saying that she
did not have to. Moon chose to stay anyway.

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### The Lost Continent Prophecy

The Flames of Hope
Secretkeeper was mentioned in
Moonwatcher's memory when she recalled reciting the names of Moons|the
moons while waiting for her in the rainforest.
left

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### Winglets

left
Prisoners
Secretkeeper was mentioned
by Morrowseer when he was discussing with Farsight about taking her egg
(Starflight) for the prophecy. He said that "she's got a sensible head
on her shoulders, and she'd hand over her dragonet for a prophecy in a
heartbeat." This is somewhat ironic since Secretkeeper ended up
betraying NightWing law to save her egg from the grasp of her tribe.
This also displays that Morrowseer likely did not know Secretkeeper very
well or care about her.

## Relationships

### Moonwatcher

Secretkeeper is Moonwatcher's mother. She lied about Moon's egg cracking
to ensure that her dragonet could grow up away from the inhospitable
conditions of the volcano island. She was only able to visit her
daughter a few times a week before the NightWing Exodus. Secretkeeper
missed Moonwatcher dearly while she attended Jade Mountain Academy, and
held her close when she visited her in the Rainforest Kingdom. She cared
about her daughter, but was more worried about how other dragons saw
Moon rather than how Moon saw them. Secretkeeper told Moon that she did
not have to stay at school if she missed her too much. She is very
protective towards Moonwatcher, often lecturing her about keeping her
powers a secret. She saw Moon as her 'weird little diamond' and was
conscious of how nervous Moon was all the time, comparing Moon to
herself as a young dragonet. Living with Moonwatcher for so long taught
Secretkeeper to block certain thoughts from her daughter, such as
thoughts about her father Morrowseer. Secretkeeper had second thoughts
about leaving her daughter at Jade Mountain, but said her goodbyes and
left quickly with a few last words of advice.

### Morrowseer

Morrowseer was Secretkeeper's partner. As much as Secretkeeper wanted to
tell Morrowseer the truth about Moonwatcher's egg, she knew he could not
be trusted as he would have ordered the dragonet to be brought back to
the island. As a result, Morrowseer died believing that his egg had
died. Secretkeeper refused to give Moonwatcher any information regarding
her father aside from the fact that he did not survive the NightWing
Exodus.

## Quotes

It's not the same at all! You have two surviving dragonets,
and one of them is off on the continent being pampered and overfed and
worshipped by the Talons of Peace. So don't try to act like you
understand me!
to Farsight Moon Rising (book)|Moon
Rising
prologue

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I should have kept her with me. I shouldn't have lied to my
tribe. I only wanted to protect her from that island — from the smoke
and the smell and the rules and the misery, and from the constant fear
that the earth will swallow us in fire at any moment. And now she's
gone. This is my punishment for deceiving everyone.
thoughts
about Moonwatcher Moon Rising
prologue

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I'm your mother, little one. I'm going to call you Moonwatcher.
You're going to have the happiest life any dragon has ever had, and
you're going to live forever and ever, and the volcano will never have
you.
to Moonwatcher Moon Rising

prologue

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Stay secret. Stay hidden. Stay safe.
to Moonwatcher

Moon Rising
prologue

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You need to stop doing that, remember? If you only hear it in
your head, don't respond. No one can know about your curse. Everybody
thinks NightWings don't have powers anymore. They won't know what to do
with you if they find out.
to Moonwatcher
Moon Rising
3

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Queen Glory is barely older than you are. I mean a real queen,
someone who's ruled their tribe for years and years.
to
Moonwatcher about Coral Moon Rising

11

## Trivia

  - Secretkeeper notes that her name is ironic, as she kept the secret
    of hiding her egg in the rainforest.
  - Secretkeeper learned to block some of her thoughts from Moon
    sometimes.