Iron Flame Chapter 18: The one with the introvert dragons

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Iron Flame Chapter 18: The one with the introvert dragons

Welcome to Romantasy Chaos HQ, the Pod! SPOILER WARNING: Fourth Wing, Iron Flame, and Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros In this episode, we are decoding the epigraph from chapter 18 of Iron Flame. It was only when we pushed the wards to their true limits, extending them far past what we first thought possible and to what I now question as sustainable, that we defined the borders of Navarre, regretfully knowing not every citizen would benefit from their protection. —The Journey of the First Six, a Secondhand Account by Sagar Olsen, First Curator of the Scribe Quadrant, Basgiath War College —Translated into the common language by Captain Madilyn Calros, Twelfth Curator of the Scribe Quadrant, Basgiath War College —Translated and Redacted for Academic Consumption by Colonel Phineas Cartland, Twenty-seventh Curator of the Scribe Quadrant, Basgiath War College Theories we touch on in this episode: Violet asked Xaden the Wrong Question [https://www.instagram.com/p/DYF537ImgVa/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==] Why are there so few black dragons? [https://www.instagram.com/reel/DQSF2ARDhKl/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==] Join us as we explore the deeper themes and hidden meaning of the Iron Flame epigraphs in less than 8 minutes. Love fan theories, deep dives, and unhinged fandom fun? Follow us on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/axharleston/]!

Iron Flame Chapter 17: The one with the language of the gods

Welcome to Romantasy Chaos HQ, the Pod! SPOILER WARNING: Fourth Wing, Iron Flame, and Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros In this episode, we are decoding the epigraph from chapter 17 of Iron Flame. Many historians choose to ignore the sacrifices made by both humans and dragonkind to establish Navarre under the first wards in favor of praising the spirit of unification, but I would be remiss not to mention the losses suffered, both in terms of the ancestral hatching grounds of each dragon breed and the civilians who did not survive the continent-wide migration that resulted from the opening of Navarre’s borders…or those lost when we closed them. —The Sacrifice of Dragonkind by Major Deandra Naveen Theories we touch on in this episode: The Links Between Gods, Dragons, and Irids [https://www.instagram.com/p/DT_wvG-DXLi/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==] Berwyn’s Dagger Does Something Violet’s Can’t [https://www.instagram.com/p/DRBIKjgjUJo/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==] Violet is Linked to the Wardstones [https://www.instagram.com/p/DYLTIPpDTpP/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==] Join us as we explore the deeper themes and hidden meaning of the Iron Flame epigraphs in less than 8 minutes. Love fan theories, deep dives, and unhinged fandom fun? Follow us on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/axharleston/]!

Iron Flame Chapter 16: The one with the spiritual dragons

Welcome to Romantasy Chaos HQ, the Pod! SPOILER WARNING: Fourth Wing, Iron Flame, and Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros In this episode, we are decoding the epigraph from chapter 10 of Iron Flame. My dad hoped I’d go into the infantry like he did. He thought riders were pompous pricks, and in his defense…we really are. —Recovered Correspondence of Lieutenant Xaden Riorson to Cadet Violet Sorrengail Theories we touch on in this episode: Basgiath wasn’t meant to be a Death Factory [https://www.instagram.com/p/DRa5AcSje20/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==] Violet, Xaden, and the Marked Ones Shouldn’t Survive [https://www.instagram.com/reel/DUB43oaji57/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==] Xaden made Aaric more Powerful [https://www.instagram.com/p/DYvPWy3Gq-T/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==] Violet Asked Xaden the Wrong Question [https://www.instagram.com/p/DYF537ImgVa/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==] Join us as we explore the deeper themes and hidden meaning of the Iron Flame epigraphs in less than 8 minutes. Love fan theories, deep dives, and unhinged fandom fun? Follow us on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/axharleston/]!

Iron Flame Chapter 15: The one with the weird boundary

Welcome to Romantasy Chaos HQ, the Pod! SPOILER WARNING: Fourth Wing, Iron Flame, and Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros In this episode, we are decoding the epigraph from chapter 10 of Iron Flame. There’s a course second year that I can’t tell you about, other than to say that it’s hell. My only advice? Don’t piss off anyone else’s dragon. —Page ninety-six, the Book of Brennan Theories we touch on in this episode: The Book of Brennan Saved Violet [https://www.instagram.com/p/DUL7Xyfjojm/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==] Did Mira Become a Hero While Still a Cadet? [https://www.instagram.com/p/DUeDhrEFbw5/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==] You missed this about Lilith [https://www.instagram.com/reel/DUY8VnDE_Ve/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==] Liam Lied about Both Signets [https://www.instagram.com/reel/DM2kbO5AhRc/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==] Xaden Made Aaric's Signet More Powerful [https://www.instagram.com/reel/DPW7Bqdjnhe/?igsh=OWZ0NHp6cmdrajhh] Join us as we explore the deeper themes and hidden meaning of the Iron Flame epigraphs in less than 8 minutes. Love fan theories, deep dives, and unhinged fandom fun? Follow us on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/axharleston/]!