Wither

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A quiet and extremely intimidating wildclaw, Wither towers over the other wildclaw members of the Vanguard. She’s taller than her mate Mesa, and while Mesa tells her not to mind the other dragon species thinking that it is odd, it bothers her a bit. Nevertheless, her size makes her that much more of a terror in a fight. Of all the wildclaw Vanguards, Wither is the strongest and best warrior amongst them. Together with Mesa, they’re almost unstoppable.

Wither seems to fade into the background when compared to Mesa but she likes it that way. She’s not very amiable and only likes the company of a few dragons. Her words can be very sharp and she doesn’t care to blunt them, speaking only what is on her mind. Cinder and Mesa appreciate this, Zharis respects it to an extent and she takes care to at least make an attempt to blunt her sharp words around Zion, who takes everything she says to heart. Despite Wither’s apparent attitude, she is a patient teacher and because she always speaks truthfully, she can point out mistakes and correct them quickly. As a mother, Wither was the one to correct though she can be affectionate in her own small ways. Mesa more than covered the doting parent for both of them. She adores her mate and often relies on him to speak for her. He’s certainly chatty enough to do that. Along with Cinder, Wither makes up the only two dragons who know about his past.

Zion is very dear to Wither, though she isn’t sure how she feels about being a grandparent. She doesn’t like feeling old – that implies she’s getting weak. Mesa tells her she’s still a young thing and has many years of life ahead of her to bully recruits and Zion very much respects her so Wither takes the grandparent thing in stride. As for friends, Wither has precious few. Cinder, her captain, is a close confidante though Wither finds Magnolia too energetic for her. She and Zharis get along fine, though they couldn't be considered friends as she sometimes has enough scathing comments to ruffle Li Shao's fur. She despises Li Shao and Lao Shenlong though she keeps it to herself. Even though she has few friends, Wither is highly respected in the Aerie for her prowess and the rest of the dragons respect her need for space.