

She later gave Gravelbeard permission to try and free her fellow dragons from their stone shells. With Burr-Burr-Chan riding her, Maia joined in the attack on Nettlebrand, breathing so much fire that she felt cold afterwards. Twigleg freed Gravelbeard and led him to the entrance to the cave, during which Gravelbeard passed a sleeping Maia. She soon learned about Dragon Flowers from Firedrake, and helped him breath fire on a scale of Nettlebrand's held by Ben.Īfter discovering that a combination of brownie saliva and dragon fire could melt Nettlebrand's armor, the allies formulated a plan. He swiftly vowed that he would fight, and Maia volunteered to help, as she had often urged the other dragons to band together against their enemy. Upon being informed that Nettlebrand had followed Firedrake's party, she asked what the male dragon intended to do. Maia explained what had become of her fellow dragons, adding that, according to their stories, the Dubidai had forsaken the dragons. Maia initially hid herself, fearing that they were Nettlebrand and some of his servants, but was convinced after Firedrake blew fire to light up the cave.

Firedrake and his companions later met her upon entering the cave of the dragons, having been led their by Burr-Burr-Chan. Ben later saw an image of her in one of the eyes of Asif, the blue Djinn. Merpeople continued to spot Maia in flight when they visited the Eye of the Moon, a lake in the Rim of Heaven. None of the others would listen to her, however, and one by one became encased in stone.

She urged the others to join her, telling stories of the legendary Dragon Rider who would help them to defeat the golden dragon. Unlike her twenty-two compatriots, Maia was not afraid to leave their home cave and fly around the valley in the moonlight. Maia was born in the Rim of Heaven, the ancestral home of all silver dragons, after many dragons took refuge there because of the threat of Nettlebrand. 1.2 Dragon Rider: The Griffin's Feather.
