Goldoak

The only remaining niece of Northwoods.

She is a dragon with aspirations. She looks to her uncle and to early members of the Clan for information on what is necessary to be a mate of one of the Shards.
It baffles her that it is truly so simple as the Shard of the time choosing a mate. With so many candidates in the oncoming generation, it is proving difficult for her to make herself appealing.

After the events of Starfall, she is glad she didn't catch the attention of ShardV. She doesn't really want the attention of ShardVI either. She's hoping that the Starfall thing will blow over before she is chosen to be queen.

She is probably the dragon who most noticeably goes out of their way to ignore or show disdain for Kea.

When Enyi turned Rani down, her damaged pride led her to heightened aggression. Largely against Kea, though it also took the form of passive aggressiveness with Pistis and scathing words to Goldoak, who had previously greatly admired Rani.

This led to quite a bit of re-thinking on her part, and to her eventual snitching during the mediation with Peacetide. In the end, though she never said anything, Rani's pride did not allow her to be treated like a villain. She fought with her returned sister and was lost, which released the torrent of Turan's gossip, and everyone was glad to be rid of her.

Goldoak enjoyed the quiet of a lair without Rani. She had learned quite a bit from the experience, but even she knew she had been the lackey in that relationship. But now Rani was gone, and Goldoak was the better for it.

She rested her bones and wondered absently if ShardVII would be male.