Reed

"Before the war takes anyone else I care about. Before our village is destroyed; before I have to choose between loyalty to my tribe and the safety of my brothers and sisters. Before we have to kill anyone else."

— Reed's thoughts, The Dark Secret

Reed
Age	7 years (hatched in 5,005 AS)
Gender	Male
Tribe	MudWings
Status
Status	Alive (as of Moon Rising)
Affiliations
Former	Soldier under Queen Moorhen
Relatives
Mother	Cattail
Brothers	Clay, Marsh, Umber
Sisters	Crane, Pheasant, Sora
Aunts	Asha, Several unnamed MudWings
Uncles	Several unnamed MudWings
Book Appearances
Appeared in	The Dragonet Prophecy, The Dark Secret, The Brightest Night
Mentioned in	The Hidden Kingdom
Other	Moon Rising (flashback)
Appeared in	The Dragonet Prophecy, The Dark Secret, The Brightest Night
Mentioned in	Moon Rising

Reed is an adult male MudWing who was introduced in The Dragonet Prophecy. During the War of SandWing Succession, he served as the bigwings of his troop and a soldier under Burn. He currently resides within the Mud Kingdom with his sister Pheasant, working for Queen Moorhen.

Description

Reed has warm, golden-amber eyes and a claw-mark wound on his tail. He looks like Clay and is a bit smaller than him, but larger than their other siblings.

Personality

Reed appears to have low self-esteem after failing to protect his sister Crane during the war. After his first battle, he claimed he "wasn't the bigwings he wanted to be," and tried hard to protect his siblings. When he learned that Clay was alive and well, he grew uncertain of himself, believing that Clay would have done a much better job. He often wondered what Clay would do in some situations, and whether Clay would have handled them better and saved Crane. He has also often wondered if Clay should have been the bigwings instead of him, and is sad about it.

Biography

Pre-Series

Reed hatched along with Sora, Pheasant, Umber, Crane, and Marsh. Clay's egg had been sold to the Talons of Peace earlier in exchange for two cows by their mother Cattail. This left Reed to take over as the bigwings of the group. Over time, the remaining siblings grew to respect him, thinking of him to be the true bigwings, though Reed began to doubt himself after his sister, Crane was killed during a battle against the IceWings.

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The Dragonet Prophecy

The Dragonet Prophecy

Clay meeting his siblings When Clay returned, Reed and the other siblings began to tell him about their MudWing traditions and helped him make peace with himself. The others, including Reed, wanted Clay to stay and become their bigwings but Clay said that he needed to fulfill the prophecy, and Glory saying he was his friends' bigwings. They all wanted Clay to stay and Reed offered Clay his job of becoming their bigwings, but Clay declined the offer, as he knew that Reed would be a better bigwings than he would as Reed's siblings trusted and knew him more. Therefore, he left with Glory after their short meeting. Reed was described as looking shocked and relieved at the same time. Reluctantly, Reed and his siblings let Clay go, but Clay promised to see them again when the war was over.

The Hidden Kingdom
Reed was mentioned by Glory when she thought about where the dragonets would go after they fulfilled the prophecy.

The Dark Secret

After meeting Clay, Reed was left to wonder whether or not his older brother could have done a better job protecting their siblings. He started to believe that Clay could have saved Crane and that the others would prefer him instead. He and his siblings also participated in a losing battle against the IceWings, in which they retreated. They then debated on joining the Talons of Peace but decided against it, though they were worried they may eventually have to choose between loyalty and safety.

The Brightest Night

Reed and his siblings are seen when Sunny and Clay go to the MudWings to send a message to Burn. Reed is wary to go along with the MudWing's planned attack on the IceWings, and he worries that he will lose his family and siblings. In the epilogue, Clay suggested that Reed and his siblings should attend Jade Mountain Academy. Reed does not go, but three of his siblings, Sora, Umber, and Marsh, all do.

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The Jade Mountain Prophecy

Moon Rising
Umber mentioned to the rest of the Jade Winglet that his siblings, Pheasant and Reed, were doing some work for Queen Moorhen. Reed was also briefly thought of by Sora when Moon read her mind, and later when Sunny talked about dragons that would escort the Jade Mountain students back to their kingdoms, she thought of a MudWing that matches the description of Reed.

Family tree

Unnamed Dragons

Asha

Cattail

Unknown

Clay

Reed

Pheasant

Sora

Marsh

Crane

Umber

Quotes

"You're our brother. You should have been with us all along."

― to Clay

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"And then we all stick together. For always. We learn how to hunt and survive together, we grow up together, and we live together for the rest of our lives. Every MudWing troop is a hatching of siblings. Except for the ones who've lost too many, and then they try to find unsibs to form a new troop with."

― About the MudWing sibling groups

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"I can't lose anyone else. It'll kill me."

― Thinking that he would not be able to handle losing his other siblings in battle

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"Before the war takes anyone else I care about. Before our village is destroyed; before I have to choose between loyalty to my tribe and the safety of my brothers and sisters. Before we have to kill anyone else."

― Reed thinking of Clay fulfilling the prophecy along with the other dragonets of destiny

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"And as long as the SeaWings are still in hiding, she can focus all her energy on the Ice Kingdom. On destroying them."

― About Queen Moorhen's plan to attack the IceWings

Gallery

Reference by SpaceshipEarth

Reed from The Brightest Night (graphic novel), by Mike Holmes

Art by Mike Holmes, from the Wings of Fire Graphic Novels