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Wtf. V awakens 12hrs later carried in by Imogen & Andarna w/ wedding ring & marriage certificate from head priestess of Dunne. X’s note don’t look for me, it’s yours now: Tyrrendor? Brennan’s guards looked shocked, is V venin & changed? Still broken arm. Brennan is stunned. Imogen’s creepy look saying she did what V asked her to do. Wtf did she ask her to do?! Bodhi missing? Garrick is for sure. Or a dream?

Panchek has been selling secrets to Sage Berwyn. Berwyn kills his dragon w/ a dagger, so does Panchek die or become venin? X loses it after Sgaeyl’s netted & overchannels from the ground, knocks Sage unconscious, helps V so she can stab T, his shadows surround all and he crushes all wyvern hearts killing them all. But now X is past initiate, Tairn won’t let him see V, & X can’t kill his own Sage.

Badass final showdown w/ T. Aaric’s an obvi true precog & his gift stone dagger from Dunne high priestess kills T, since she turned her back on Dunne. The net was wild. X holds her w/ shadows in darkness. V’s broken arm is painful. Her wielding is burning her out and Andarna shows up at T’s desiccation whispering Violet, then V blacks out. Next is Xaden’s chapter.

V chases T into the mountains after nearly burning out taking down many new wyvern & venin. Imogen gets a chapter & she’s battling like a badass, her dragon counting kills. Her 2nd signet is stonewielding, which protects her & Dain atop a wall racing toward Quinn’s turret. They save women & children. Quinn gets stabbed by venin but Imogen’s stabbed it, but Quinn dies in her arms. BFFs. Imogen loves Garrick.

Mira stalks off angrily, takes 3-day leave. X preps Bodhi for succession. Rune practice improving due to Quinn. Theophanie arrives w/ many dragons & demands Jack & Violet in exchange for Mira whom she’s kidnapped. T kills Jack for secrets he could spill, slits Mira’s throat, Brennan tries to mend, Sloane siphons Dain to save her. Tairn takes dragon away. T&V battle & T is really stormwielder. Rhi’s ch. good too

Leothan, the irid of Andarna’s den, saved the day & gives her the choice of staying or leaving w/ him to learn their ways. Andarna breaks bond w/ V & flies off, leaving V devastated for 3+ days. Refugees flood into Tyrrendor. Mira & Brennan argue about V’s infant Dunne dedication being incomplete & she may turn venin, but V overhears & says their dad did it, hence mom’s missing journals. X reveals he’s venin.

Sawyer manages to ride again. Crew arrives for Aretian training. More sex chapters. Brennan knows X is venin & can’t mend him. Alarms sound incoming wyvern & Aaric tells V protecting Dunne temple is how she saves Tyrrendor. Futuresight signet? Theophanie appears but escapes before wards reestablished, though many wyvern fall. Tairn injured. Irids appear saving the day. Great chapter endings.

Irids reject Andarna & think V is awful for bonding as a juvenile. Ridoc walks in on X venin talk & is pissed at V, so he says V must tell their squad too. Andarna is super bummed & absent. V & Tairn do well in flight (dis)mounts. X & Calldyr + Halden argue over X opening Tyrrendor to refugees. Aaric sides w/ X. Only weeks left til venin come as wards failing. Theophanie’s creepy letter upon their isle return!

They land in a grand festive welcome in Zehyllna where they must draw prize cards in a game of luck before being granted meeting w/ queen. All are safe except Trager who gets an arrow through the heart, but they can’t react. Tragic he & Cat just started dating. No reactions or else talks are over. But they make it & are promised an army. Little isle magic luckily. Next to burn bodies & seek irids in Loysam.

Unnbriel queen made to yield in combat by Vi, though wants 12 eggs for alliance; nah. Their people have silver hair & high priestess asks V about her being offered. They fly to Hedotis where X’s mom Talis remarried a leader, Faris, & had new fam. Faris tried to poison them, got Garrick, but V’s plan of Ainment counterpoison, stalking kids, & finding antidote led to forced alliance. Very badass quest squad.

Another meh sex scene, but interrupted by co @ door saying Halden’s been taken captive by King Courtlyn. X&V arrive to negotiate & King stabs Halden in hand w/ his dagger gift. Halden sucks. His guard/gf Anna was decapitated, head on table w/ white panthers feasting on her, and he argues about bad trades so he had her steal back goods. King is right. X tries to take over but King says to kill all but Tecarus.

Meeting Tecarus before flying to the isles & Prince Halden is so embarrassing. He says X isn’t here on prof business, so that’s an ok for relationship w/ V. Magic & dragonspeak lost for all but V/T/A once crossing continent border. Beautiful isle descripts & X has totally become relaxed. Bookstore tense, but Narelle (93yo w) asks V 3 ?s before giving 6 new pass-coded books from dad, Asher. Very cool new locale.

V & co getting a bit cocky & arrogant, but not wrong. Dain gets book w/o suspense / trouble & V unlocks it too easily w/ mom’s name. Underwhelming. First mission to get gift for Deverelli king ends badly: Aura panics & fires at Grady, kills him, sets town ablaze, a wyvern kills her, V kills it, Sgaeyl rips wings off mate. Next meeting ends w/ V naming own logical quest squad & Ridoc joins w/ cool body water freeze.

X shadows up the battle, kisses V, she lets out lightning, and he gives up before real harm can come. Everyone’s astounded by his powers. They’re in a pub enjoying themselves when Dain asks for privacy and says only he alone can steal V’s dad’s research tomorrow, so she has to trust him due to heavy guards. Good luck!

X invites himself onto quest squad. Ridoc & co make fun of X&V’s drama. Dain’s asked to help steal V’s dad’s research from Aetos’ office. Battle Brief intros 3 new classes & X is now a temp prof for signet combat training. He easily kicks everyone’s asses & will now go up against Vi. No more public dating as it’s against Code of Conduct.

Vi & co head straight back to Basgiath as her dislocated knee needs mending. Garrick’s 2nd sig is distance. Maren’s 2 bros recovered safely. Brennan mends knee. Aetos comes in making a fuss. Can’t wait til he’s dead. Classes resume tomorrow, as do negotiations. X isn’t as pissed as everyone thinks when he kicks them out, just horny as always. Maybe women like this shit, but it’s repetitive & predictable.

They alter the wardstone to give fliers their powers back, Aetos is made General & publicly announces her arrest for treason, though Senarium signed their pardons the next morning after their act so they’re completely free, but Aetos threatens revenge against quadrant. They fly to Samara as purple breed tracking & then bail to save Maren’s small village & fam. Tairn knocked out, Garrick 2nd sig? Silver hair venin

Fucking Aura and Caroline challenging fliers in the courtyard and wanting to cause a bloodbath. Dain tries to intervene but V steps in lightning crackling w/ a badass speech. Profs arrive impressed & cadets disperse. Negotiations didn’t go great, fliers must return to Aretia & Prince Haldon will accompany V on mission. King gave X his title to all of Tyrrendor though & he must depart. All rebels pardoned too. Damn.

X struggles to suppress his venin urges. Poromiel leadership is having peace talks that aren’t going well. Venin infiltrated scribe quadrant to rescue Jack, but V & co + X kill them first. V & co plan to head out on their own to search for Andarna’s den to help power wardstones. The new disc sounds interesting but its purpose hasn’t fully been explained in how it’ll help negotiations.

Final chapter is Xaden’s. He wakes from a dream of his fight w/ Sage venin who says he’s just a general and forces him to choose between turning venin or dying so he can get to Vi instead. X slips out at night to visit Jack Barlowe in his cell to ask for a cure but he said there isn’t one & they’re like brothers now w/ insatiable thirst for power. Holy shit dude.

The crew’s all ok! Melgren wants Aretians to return since carcasses will tell Navarrians of their history of lies. X says all should return to Basgiath as Aretia’s wards already weakening. He also says she should be afraid of him. Gold-flecked onyx eyes w/ a red ring, is he venin now? Much better book than the first w/ more lore, characters, and fleshed-out world building.

fighting venin on dragonback & ground. Sawyer’s leg gets bitten off, V saves him. Ridoc ok? Jesinia reveals true liar, Lyra, & Andarna is 7th dragonkind, purple. V tries to raise ward on own but mom sacrifices herself & Sloane aids in siphoning her & dragon’s power. Mira arrives last minute w/o goodbye. X is dying. Melgren is a dick but his dragon helps. Dang dude, very intense. Andarna’s fire & venin head rip!

Warwick lied in his journal so new ward’s in danger. X’s 2nd sig is reading intentions. Melgren calls for a meeting, but there Brennan refuses to support Basgiath, revealing himself to mom & all. Samara isn’t in danger, Basgiath wardstone is, so V & co race to rescue. Mom helps & they meet Jack B who kills own dragon whose blood breaks Navarre wardstone. He’s venin, Nolon’s tried suppressing, 1000+ coming!

They’re attacked in a cave on a mission for runes. Solas attacks, Visia is killed, Vi saves Cat, who saves her in return. Andarna’s poison tail + Cat’s arrows kill Solas. Great adventuring & spelunking that I wish was longer. Sloane’s signet manifests & she’s a siphon who can drain power. X&V fight in hospital & I think he’s childishly always blaming V’s lack of questions for truth. X’s 2nd signet?

4 wyvern attack on patrol & Vi defeats them all in one strike. Slowly progressing w/ control. Fliers and riders will combine squads, but are first given a chance to challenge. Cat obvi picks Vi & cheats w/ her emotion-amplifying power. X steps in before Vi kills her & they fuck on his throne since he’s Duke of Aretia. Dain helps Vi translate & she now thinks it means 6 dragon flames for the wardstone, not blood.

Tecarus had a venin in X’s dad’s magic armoire as a test of Vi’s power. Badass scene. Deal is luminary in exchange to take in gryphon fliers to Aretia. Cat & X were previously supposed to have arranged marriage. Vi’s signet training still isn’t beyond basics yet. Climbing secret path to Aretia is like parapet + gauntlet. Vi dislocated shoulder again trying to save Luella. Ridoc takes 2 arrows from trap.

Holy shit. They get journals, escape, Vi’s caught & brutally tortured, Dain cuts her loose, Xaden & co arrive and kill everyone, they hold formation to show Resson events, and those who believe en masse fly to Aretia. Devera, Emetterio, +2 profs, Jesinia +2 scribes join 100 riders and 200 dragons arrive. Vi’s mom seems to have been involved for a long time & is badass. Dain’s redeemed himself. Mira?

Threshing ends w/ Aetos sending 4 infantry assassins for Vi and they killed Eya but all are killed and Vi is saved from falling by Jack Barlowe and he calls them even. Now the squad knows everything and they’re en route w/ Aaric the Prince to the secret scribe sub-level to steal a book on wards, led by Jesinia. Very tense but cool now that the group is cohesive and working together!

Vi meets and learns of Xaden’s ex, Cat. Upon arriving back at Basgiath, Vi runs into Varrish & cronies outside her room and he wants to strip search her when her pack is emptied & clean, but Prof Kaori steps in clearing her charges of leaving. New dagger missing but Rhi’s signet power helped her secretly steal it and they demand to know more & Vi indulges finally. Prof Emmeterio is also on her side w/ warnings.

Dain refused to use his signet after Varrish asked him to when Vi’s squad was taken in for interrogation. Great chapters. They learn a bit about Vi’s treatment lately and catch on to more at play than what they’re told. It wasn’t Dain using Nolon’s resources, but resurrecting Jack Barlowe. Crazy. Then Vi hears and is signaled Xaden was seriously injured & takes off for Samara w/o leave and Xaden’s fine.