Character from Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
A golden juvenile dragon who chose Violet as her rider in an unprecedented second bond — small, fierce, and growing into something no one has seen in centuries. Andarna is a mystery wrapped in scales that shimmer like sunlight.
Andarna broke every rule dragons have by choosing Violet Sorrengail as a second bond — something that has never happened in the recorded history of Basgiath War College. She is a juvenile, far too young to have been at Threshing at all, and her golden coloring marks her as unlike any dragon currently alive. Andarna is curious, stubborn, and fiercely devoted to Violet with a youthful intensity that contrasts sharply with Tairn's ancient gravitas. She possesses the ability to stop time — a power so rare and frightening that even other dragons regard her with awe and unease. As she grows, it becomes clear that Andarna is not simply a young dragon but something far older reborn: a breed thought extinct, carrying abilities that could reshape the war against the venin. Her bond with Violet adds an unprecedented variable to an already impossible situation, and the combination of two bonded dragons channeling through a single rider creates power that Navarre's enemies — and its leaders — have every reason to fear.
Small for a dragon — barely larger than a horse when she first bonds Violet, though she grows rapidly. Her scales are a luminous gold that shifts to iridescent in sunlight, unlike any living dragon at Basgiath. Her eyes are bright and curious, her movements quick and birdlike compared to the ponderous grace of adult dragons. As she grows, her proportions change in ways that don't match any known dragon breed, and additional features emerge that mark her as something ancient and different. She radiates warmth, literally — her scales are hot to the touch.
Also known as: Andarna