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Colored pencil drawing of a Pantalan Leafwing dragonet. Specifically, this dragon is a young version of Hemlock, father of Sundew and husband of Belladonna. Hemlock has played a minor role in the Wings of Fire books so far, but his daughter is a major character and his wife is second in command of the Leafwings. Anyways, he's a character that I think has potential for an interesting headcanon or backstory, so I came up with one.

Hemlock has dark green scales and can easily disappear into the shadows. I gave him a row of brighter green scales to mimic light in a forest or jungle and further aid in camouflaging himself. It's mentioned in the book he wears a small white shell necklace. My idea is that he's had the shell since he was a dragonet and has continued to wear it as he's grown in size, eventually stringing longer pieces of cord through it. When Hemlock was young, he would go to the shores of the island whenever he could safely avoid being noticed by Hivewings. One day, his parents explained about the origin of seashells when he brought one home. They would tell him that the washed up shells once held life. They said that Queen Wasp and her command had destroyed so much of the continent, the remaining trees and forest are like those shells, hollow of what they once contained. He keeps the same shell to this day as a reminder of the destruction and cruelty the Hivewings inflicted, and it is part of the reason he is as vigilant and stoic as he is.

The title is inspired by the Dayseeker song "Hollow Shell".

Description

Colored pencil drawing of a Pantalan Leafwing dragonet. Specifically, this dragon is a young version of Hemlock, father of Sundew and husband of Belladonna. Hemlock has played a minor role in the Wings of Fire books so far, but his daughter is a major character and his wife is second in command of the Leafwings. Anyways, he's a character that I think has potential for an interesting headcanon or backstory, so I came up with one.

Hemlock has dark green scales and can easily disappear into the shadows. I gave him a row of brighter green scales to mimic light in a forest or jungle and further aid in camouflaging himself. It's mentioned in the book he wears a small white shell necklace. My idea is that he's had the shell since he was a dragonet and has continued to wear it as he's grown in size, eventually stringing longer pieces of cord through it. When Hemlock was young, he would go to the shores of the island whenever he could safely avoid being noticed by Hivewings. One day, his parents explained about the origin of seashells when he brought one home. They would tell him that the washed up shells once held life. They said that Queen Wasp and her command had destroyed so much of the continent, the remaining trees and forest are like those shells, hollow of what they once contained. He keeps the same shell to this day as a reminder of the destruction and cruelty the Hivewings inflicted, and it is part of the reason he is as vigilant and stoic as he is.

The title is inspired by the Dayseeker song "Hollow Shell".