Okay so I may regret this normally I don't comment on these sorts of things
But as far as the Flamesilk thing I feel like that's the point of it, symbolically??
Throughout all of Arc 3, Flamesilk is treated as a lot of different things by different dragons. Wasp sees it as a tool, it's used for almost every kind of craft that the Hivewings make. We see metallurgy and glasswork and lighting and all of that is made with Flamesilk and many Silkwings don't even get to know that. Sundew and the Poisonwings see it as a weapon; they want to burn down the hives in revenge for their trees being burned down.
Enter Luna. Luna has always wanted to change the world; it's the opening line of her book, and she's spent her entire life planning on how to overthrow the Hivewings, and now she's not just any Silkwing, she's a FLAMESILK. So clearly she has to do something with Flamesilk to save her tribe, right? She wouldn't have this power if it wasn't for something.
For the entire first half of this book, Luna is still thinking of this conflict as a fight. She sees Flamesilk as a weapon-- something she can use to hurt other dragons. She doesn't want to hurt other dragons, it makes her sick to think about doing that, but in her mind it's the ONLY thing she can do to save the Silkwings.
... But when they actually get into a fight, she instantly freezes up. She can't use Flamesilk as a weapon; the idea of burning other dragons, even Hivewings, terrifies her. Using it would only end with her being captured by Wasp again, something that actively sends her into a panic attack.
She spends the next part of the book completely despondent and lost. What's the point of having this power if she can't even use it? Why is she so useless?
But she does end up finding a way to use flamesilk to help others in the way she wants. She brings light to the darkness with it. She gives the other Silkwings warmth and comfort and hope. And that light is what helps her escape that spiral of helplessness.
In the end, Luna finds out that's what her strength is. She meets with Freedom, a lost child who's even more helpless and alone and scared than she is, and she gives her hope. She manages to weave Freedom into their tapestry, show her love and what kindness is. Luna doesn't need to be a weapon, or a tool, she just has to be herself.
Do what she can. Hope it helps.
So of course her final action is something any Silkwing could do, given the chance; her flamesilk isn't what makes her special, it's her hope and vision.
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