#keeb!the dragonet prophecy

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Is there anything you plan on doing differently with Clay in your rewrite?

good question! clay isn't majorly different, but i think the biggest changes with him concern the end of the dragonet prophecy & his relationship to peril.

his arc is simple - it's about seeing the goodness in the world and deciding to actively fight for it, while also recognizing his kindness as a blessing rather than a flaw. this culminates at the end of the dragonet prophecy when the dragonets shelter in a mudwing cathedral after fleeing the sky kingdom.

while there, they see that there's parts of the world worth saving: friendly dragons helping each other just because they want to. not everybody is a bloodthirsty queen or soldier, and not everybody wants to hurt them. the head of the cathedral (arch-deacon analog) also recognizes them from the prophecy, but instead of making a big deal out of it she just quietly encourages them.

the dragons at the cathedral also recognize the d.o.d. as clay's sibs and address him as their bigwings! this is a replacement for clay meeting his biological sibs - i wanted to stress the dragonets' bond at the end of book1 rather than his sibs, who i don't find super interesting in canon. this way, the dragonet prophecy ends with the d.o.d. finding a real reason to save pyrrhia & clay recognizing himself as a good, capable dragon and the bigwings of his sibs.

as for peril - her and clay have a sibling dynamic! cleril is fine, but i dislike how tui handles romance & i think a sibling bond is more beneficial to peril's arc. clay is demiromantic and has no romantic interests during the story.

tysm for asking!!! i love when people wanna know stuff about specific characters and plots :D