Episode Twelve: “Ember’s Hoard”

Ember's origin fully revealed. Her mother Brightwing, a great fire-dragon of the Western Reaches of Luminos, was trusted by Dion with the Fire Crystal before Ember was born. Brightwing sent the young Ember through the crack in the gate to keep it safe and to be in the right place when the right people came. Thornwick confirms he knew Brightwing. Ember realises the dragon-songs her mother sang before she hatched were a message — *"a long message set to music I couldn't quite decode."* She gives the Fire Crystal to Scarlett freely. The group gathers around Ember's fire. Ember toasts marshmallows for every single member of the group including the Smudge. When his marshmallow is offered with the words *"you kept things safe too, in your way,"* the static around the Smudge goes fully quiet and his coat shimmers silver for the first time. Scarlett gives Ember the photograph of Dion — to take to Brightwing when the gate opens. Six crystals.