#might be a little dark but idk battlewinner herself was surprising for a kids book

[aaronymous9]

Sup. I’m back again. But this time, with a burning question.

Would Icewings survive in lava?

It sounds crazy at first—but I’m not insane I promise. :’3 okay—maybe I’m a little insane but still.

I recently re-read Starflights book and noticed how he briefly talked about how the fire in firebreathers keeps them warm and probably helped slow Battlewinner’s death. Eventually the frostbreath in BW’s insides starts to win and she throws herself into lava. But instead of dying, she survives. She isn’t set on fire and she’s kept in a kind of stasis with the lava being so hot it temporarily stops the frostbreath from spreading.

And that got me thinking.

If frostbreath is kept like Fire inside of fire-breathing tribes like sandwings and nightwings—would icewings be able to withstand lava? Or would they burn?

Since icewings would probably be even colder on the inside than they are less cold on their outside, would their frostbreath stop them from burning? Or would THEY need to accidentally eat fire to survive the lava? But then wouldn’t they need to stay in the ice?

Summarized version: would icewings survive in lava?

….but not this begs the question of how fireproof scales work. How did Clay’s fireproof scales help him survive the lava?

This is honestly a tough paradox to wrap your head around and honestly a lot of answers would reasonably make sense to me here-

I think because the lava actually fights against Battlewinner’s frostbreath, in normal circumstances the average Icewing would burn to death in lava, maybe leaving more steam than usual behind. It’s implied that most dragons would burn alive- but the frostbreath with Battlewinner is WEIRD and even makes me question my conclusion here. The lava and heat stops the frostbreath from spreading- therefore counteracting it with the heat, and being bad for the frostbreath- but the frostbreath also works with the lava to keep her alive??

Weird, and sort of contradictory? So because of this little thing, although realistically I think the Icewings would just perish, on a more exciting and- somewhat graphic level I believe that the average Icewing would be hanging on for dear life when surviving in the lava.

Their scales and skin would melt off, leaving their protected insides. Due to the heat they are unable to grow back their skin, but due to the coldness of their insides they are left in an almost anatomical model type state, which is TORTUROUS for them and was possibly a torture method utilized by the Nightwings in times of war, keeping their Icewings prisoner and using them for information with promise to be released from their agony. Only to, when released be cursed with their dead skin and scale cells, unable to grow back their outer coat and being vulnerable to more disease and death. Most Icewings after being tortured in this way died, being unable to fly or comfortably walk. Their bodies were prone to disease and bacteria which would be nothing but a minor cold to the average Icewings, but for these prisoners of war leading to their slow and painful deaths. Only one Icewing had been recorded to have survived, being outcasted by the Queen as a traitor, and left for dead by both his home Kingdom and the tribe which tortured him. He used his wit to create protections for himself, and managed to wander the lands with many close calls, eventually making his way to the Rainwing tribe, where they listened to his story and took him in, allowing him a home, food and an environment where he would write political pieces and stories of the tragedy that war had brought. He is one of the greatest pacifist figures in the dragon realm, and is considered by some, a myth. And by the Nightwings, a false figure that was made up to soil their history. The Icewings acknowledge his existence, but claim he was a traitor thru and thru, and only sought to bitterly harm the Icewing Queen for what happened to him in the Night Kingdom. What is often erased from history, is his advocacy for dragons of multiple tribal descents, due to his own hatch being of Rainwing and Icewing descent. The Rainwings seem to be the only tribe who recognizes his true history.

Did I come up with a whole historical figure for this question? Yes I did. I am curious about any thoughts you all have on this little headcanon!

As for firescales, I believe the heat would be simply too much to linger in for long, but they could withstand it for long. I think I recall Clay being able to withstand fire, but he wasn’t entirely invincible? But I haven’t read the books in a while so I’m not sure. There’s definitely legends of Mudwing warriors though during volcanic eruptions, maybe a savior figure of some kind? Far into the past that no dragon is quite sure is real or not.