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When Temeraire returns, he first encounters Lily in the sandpit while fighting [[Sauvignon]]. Upon learning there might be a cure, [[Jane Roland]] sends Lily's formation to Africa aboard the [[HMS Allegiance]] to find it. The trip is difficult for Lily, who has to avoid spitting acid on the ship when she coughs or sneezes. At one point, her tub of sand falls off the ship and she is forced to stick her head over the side to avoid injuring anyone. | When Temeraire returns, he first encounters Lily in the sandpit while fighting [[Sauvignon]]. Upon learning there might be a cure, [[Jane Roland]] sends Lily's formation to Africa aboard the [[HMS Allegiance]] to find it. The trip is difficult for Lily, who has to avoid spitting acid on the ship when she coughs or sneezes. At one point, her tub of sand falls off the ship and she is forced to stick her head over the side to avoid injuring anyone. | ||
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| + | Laurence spends the evenings on the ship reading to Temeraire from his books. The other dragons become interested as well and start wanting books of their own. Harcourt is able to convince Lily to eat more (and get healthy) by promising books of her own. | ||
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Revision as of 19:41, 25 September 2007
Character Profile
| Name: | Lily |
| Date of Birth: | Late 1804 or Early 1805 |
| Breed: | Longwing |
| Captain: | Catherine Harcourt |
| National Loyalty: | Britain |
| Appearance: | Blue with black/white bordering on orange wing tips; orange-yellow eyes |
| Special Abilities: | Acid spitter |
| Status: | Active |
Biography
Lily hatched five years early. Harcourt barely had time to reach her before she broke the shell, thus she had no time to think of a name and "Lily" was the first thing that popped into her head.
She appeared savage because of the bones by her mouth, used for spraying acid. She was actually a very proper dragon. She liked being clean and she did not curl up with other dragons (the way some smaller ones will want to sleep ontop of larger ones) because it was "beneath her dignity".
Lily was very accurate with her spray; she could destroy targets from 400 feet above.
When moving between coverts, Lily and her formation were attacked by French dragons. Lily was very badly injured by a dragon believed to be Triumphalis and only survived by the combined efforts of the rest of the formation, especially Temeraire. They were finally rescued by Excidium's formation.
Afterward, Lily was not well enough to fly for some time. Around this period, Jean-Paul Choiseul attempted to kidnap her and Harcourt. This attempt was foiled by William Laurence.
Lily was in full health by the Battle of Dover. She fought well during this engagement, even at one point hitting a French dragon full in the face with her spray. At the end, she is one of only two dragons (the other being Obversaria) who are well enough to protect Temeraire while he employs the Divine wind against the enemy.
Like Maximus, Lily became friends with Temeraire after he joined her formation. The three of them, being the youngest of the formation, had a particular bond. They would often go to the lake to bathe together. Temeraire was particularly sad to leave Lily and Maximus whenhe traveled to China. He last saw Lily when she was playing aerial tag with Maximus.
When Temeraire returns, he first encounters Lily in the sandpit while fighting Sauvignon. Upon learning there might be a cure, Jane Roland sends Lily's formation to Africa aboard the HMS Allegiance to find it. The trip is difficult for Lily, who has to avoid spitting acid on the ship when she coughs or sneezes. At one point, her tub of sand falls off the ship and she is forced to stick her head over the side to avoid injuring anyone.
Laurence spends the evenings on the ship reading to Temeraire from his books. The other dragons become interested as well and start wanting books of their own. Harcourt is able to convince Lily to eat more (and get healthy) by promising books of her own.
