Ep 93: 'One Dark Window' Chapters 1-9 | Review & Discussion

Listen in as we discuss chapters 58 through 66 of Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros.Podcast inspired by Shadow Daddy, Xaden Riorson, in The Fourth Wing, Iron Flame, and Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros. If you would like to join our Patreon, we are posting episodes there as they are finished - more in line with our book club as we record every Friday! ⁠patreon.com/shadowdaddiespodcast JOIN OUR BOOK CLUB! https://fable.co/club/shadow-daddies-podcast-club-with-shadow-daddies-podcast-352545487676 Also enjoy our summary book notes:Chapter 58:• They are headed to Theophanie in Draithus • Wyvern have tiene trapped, T with a knife at Mira's throat • Brennan, xaden, and bodhi there• T convinced Violet will turn• Chradh brought the chest with Barlowe • T corrects that she would let Draithus stand if they brought barlowe and violet• Slit throat 😭😭 wtf Chapter 59:• Absolute madness, dragons k*illing spree• Brennan attempting • 2 red dragons (sloane and dain)• Brennan burning out• They still have barlowe and they think he knows stuff keeping him alive• Sloane give Violet something from Aaric• Sloane scared, Dain offers himself 👀• Oh my god he did it, says Sloane gave him more power than he needed• Comment about no mark on Brennan's neck like he carries on his palm or on Dain.• Bodhi staying with violet, now that the Duke of angst is gone...we have a problem Chapter 60:• Garrick exhausted and can't take tiene so tairn takes her• Theophanie pops up out of no where, violet notes that she heard them talking 20ft away (hearing signet?)• Is T implying Bodhi likes violet?• T is actually a storm wielder • T says there is only one exception to the rule, she's shocked it's violet and not mira• Bodhi taken from his dragon• T trying to make Violet turn in a fight Chapter 61:• Rhiannon- so many names from her, signs of a good leader?• She's worried about Violet• She thinks ridoc might not follow orders Chapter 62: • Violet- back to her pinned under T• Violet kicks T in the face!! • T says that Venin don't feel love• T says occupying land already had magic repurposed will shield her • Vi runs to a Wyvern• Sgaeyl grabs and throws her to tairn lol• Theophanie's wyvern bigger than Codogh!• 100s of wyvern between them and T• I never learned the dragon names! Bodhi is fighting when he shouldn't, sgaeyl has Tairn blocked• Multiple lightning stikes and multiple successful hits!• Mission to fly to Theophanie Chapter 63:• Imogen• She wants to protect bodhi to protect the throne• Running out of weapons• Garrick near burned out• Glane says 17 but Imogen says 16

1 Apr 1h 16min

Listen in as we discuss chapters 49 through 57 of Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros.Podcast inspired by Shadow Daddy, Xaden Riorson, in The Fourth Wing, Iron Flame, and Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros. If you would like to join our Patreon, we are posting episodes there as they are finished - more in line with our book club as we record every Friday! ⁠patreon.com/shadowdaddiespodcast JOIN OUR BOOK CLUB! https://fable.co/club/shadow-daddies-podcast-club-with-shadow-daddies-podcast-352545487676 Also enjoy our summary book notes: Chapter 54:• She's depressed• Full access to tairn and hearing everything• I don't think retired riders lose their bonds, they even fought in this last fight• Mira shows up, doesn't accept violet acting this way lol, asks how did you replace the power you lost?• Can see Draithus from the ward line, opened borders• Tairn tells her to focus on Xaden to feel better lol• Xaden gives her a bath• Brennan and mira arguing about Gma• Overall, sounds like dad dedicated violet to Dunne to "fix" her, but they wouldn't complete it because of her paths to choose from. Priestess gave a vague message about a heart with in Violet will turn for her, Xaden Chapter 55:• Excerpt: Talladium is the most valuable resource• Violet worse at rune class with tairns power, Quinn helps violet with runes(will same advice work for aiming lightning?)• Felix and Vi to practice wielding, splits bolts• Back at basgiath, long talk with Brennan, bodhi wants to drop out of school, Xaden obviously disagrees and Vi thinks xaden has accepted not being Duke • Ends with going to the throne, core memory 🤨Where is the kitten? Chapter 56:• Excerpt: letter from king to Xaden about restoring Talladium • Violet detached from Xaden in his dream, interacted with the sage• Sage wants andarna, does violet replace her power with something from the temple? • Violet creates a dagger and throws it• Theophanie demands for Bodhi and Violet, T has Mira Chapter 57:• Wyvern in Draithus, Cat argues with Violet about chooses civilians• Sloane charges and Dain stops her• Battle planning, Xaden defends violet, Brennan understands the consort missive, trissa confused of the allowing cadets • They want Jack not bodhi• Brennan knows theophanie know Vi will save all and xaden will choose violet• Violet mission to 💀 Theophanie

27 Mars 50min

Listen in as we discuss chapters 49 through 57 of Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros.Podcast inspired by Shadow Daddy, Xaden Riorson, in The Fourth Wing, Iron Flame, and Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros. If you would like to join our Patreon, we are posting episodes there as they are finished - more in line with our book club as we record every Friday! ⁠patreon.com/shadowdaddiespodcast JOIN OUR BOOK CLUB! https://fable.co/club/shadow-daddies-podcast-club-with-shadow-daddies-podcast-352545487676 Also enjoy our summary book notes: Chapter 49:• Confused on positions lol• She's glad there is a sound shield but she definitely said there was lightning and thunder 🤣• Oh lots of lightning Chapter 50:Xaden resigned• Another dream, sage tired of waiting, lifts "her", can't use signet, "you do not have her", violet finally realizes it's xaden's arm, sword of Tyrrendor at his throat• Storm going on, finally talking about the dreams• Near draithis, xaden puts two and two together lol • The fall of cliffsbane dream, Maren!!!!• Dream walker • Andarna noticed violet wandered during dreams lol• But xaden could sense her in his dreams, and she can manipulate people in them????• No one can shield in a dream• She goes to Maren to ask about her family photo• Under attackAre the sages dream walkers and that is how they recruit? Chapter 51:• Battle planning, bodhi not allowed to go fight • Violet tells xaden to be careful and come back whole, tairn says to not worry for him bc no matter what he wins 😱 @7:01• Aaric says Violet needs to protect Dunes temple, favor dune to save Tyrrendor • Small groups of wyvern, possibly know violet is in Aretia • Illuminates the sky with lightning and tairn impressed • Pg429• Tairn uses alligator attack, andarna not where she should be • Can violet slow time???, splits lightning to strike two, tairn gets another, left is a silver haired rider Chapter 52:• Tairn in pain• Andarna protecting Dunne's temple bc Aaric said violet should• Rhiannon uses her signet to remove the spur • Priestess asks about Violets hair routine lol• Theophanie arrives, offers violet "what she wants most"• Priestesses call T a heretic, was a priestess, being one the closest to a god/power as a rider• T immune to Andarna, wyvern fall, xaden and sgaeyl show up, sgaeyl big mad• Leothan fired the ward stone, slide whistle like the ones in school? Chapter 53:• Excerpt,: Asher returned and Lilith unsure if she can forgive him for what he did to her(violet?)• Leo had been watching for a while, Sgaeyl very protective, he finds Andarna honorable• Private meeting, Leothan shield like the serum!!!!??• Offer for Andarna to go to the Den for years• Tairn bonded first, (why did T ask?), 2nd bond only because andarna is an irid, leo breaks the bond?• I NEVER WOULD HAVE GUESSED THIS!!!• "I exist for tairn but live for xaden"• Sgaeyl big mad again about her leaving

25 Mars 1h 17min

Listen in as we discuss chapters 44 through 48 of Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros.Podcast inspired by Shadow Daddy, Xaden Riorson, in The Fourth Wing, Iron Flame, and Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros. JOIN OUR BOOK CLUB! https://fable.co/club/shadow-daddies-podcast-club-with-shadow-daddies-podcast-352545487676 Also enjoy our summary book notes:Chapter 44:• No law that supersedes the unification scrolls. After the second aretia accord, all forces should go back to their provinces. Request to ask for a new provincial commitment for the current conflict• Out of trouble because of Aaric• 40,000 soldiers from Zehyllna • Violet questions weapon supplies since that will impact the wards at outposts• 25000 💀 from 12 wyvern • They snuck in through a storm• Rhi reccomends sending Vi, T > V • Sawyer not ready to fly• Ridoc makes violet tell them Xaden is becoming VeninChapter 45• Another dream, the 💀 sage, lightning in the background, andarna screams, "I'll allow you to help her this time", Tyrrendor sword towards the chest• Buys her lingerie? Deverelli• Running landing maneuver, Vi compliments bodhi and xaden says it'd be a shame to 💀 my only living relative lol• Her turn, she jumps and tairn catches her feet from the ground, she attacks, and tairn grabs her, throws her to his back• Onyx wrist cuff gift• 47 days sober • Wyvern getting through aretian wardsChapter 46:• Excerpt: Violet letters• Kaori takes the group • Confusing argument between luellen and aaric and calldyr about not letting in civilians • Xaden shows up with brighter amber • Then halden, ridoc and sawyer taking bets• Tyrrendor is taking on civilians• Halden threatens to send troops to stop him, xaden threatens to make Aaric next in line• Unfamiliar shadows, darkness around lynx manifesting, shadow wielder • Xaden giving up, she tried to make him stay and meet in Aretia • She talks with luwellen, finding balance and being with someone in powerChapter 47:• A dragon determines it's last flight, and it's rider's • Sawyer made a hook for his foot, a lasso would've been a fun idea • Violet helps him with getting on his dragon, who seems insulted with this process?• She questions if Tairn feel dishonored to lower himself for Violet• Cheesy amount of congratulations and thank you lol• Kaori and team go to Aretia, another storm• Violet acting like xadens room isn't hers too, bodhi agrees that she is being ridiculous lol• Brennan knows about Xaden and can't mend him, must be farther along than Jack• Silent offerings, tried pushing magic back into the ground, sitting with the eggs• Vi smiling bc xaden hasn't given upChapter 48:• Except: resurgence of evil, 472 AU, described as woman as ageless, black hair, and rather than age lines she had bulging red veins • Everyone but violet succeeded at a rune, she's bitter but she doesn't thinks so lol• Sexy rain soaked xaden, 73 days, 9hrs in the wrong direction to get to her. • He's going to pull again when they bang• He's fumbling knowing she has the night gown he got her• He's fighting it 🤣• Ope he gives in, 🌶🌶🌶• He wants weapons on the ready

18 Mars 1h 31min

Listen in as we discuss chapters 38 through 43 of Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros.Podcast inspired by Shadow Daddy, Xaden Riorson, in The Fourth Wing, Iron Flame, and Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros. JOIN OUR BOOK CLUB! https://fable.co/club/shadow-daddies-podcast-club-with-shadow-daddies-podcast-352545487676 Also enjoy our summary book notes:Chapter 38:• Not enough to use for signets• They've been gone for weeks, no withdrawals like I expected• Sgaeyl chewed out xaden when they could talk again, makes her promise to not put herself between him and another when he was like that• Aaric translates, they were excited to see them, asks where the Irid is, andarna shows off• Must play a game of receiving a gift from God of luck to meet the queen, no one should complain• Mira got wine, dain for a slap to the face, rusty bucket, broken hand mirror, empty glass box for xaden, and compass for violet (points to the Den?), big ol kiss for ridoc, ruby, a kitten for Drake• An arrow for trager, sad but we're hoping Cat gets with Bodhi Chapter 39:• Everyone must react neutral, cat broken, gryphon 💀• Violet accepts the gifts, they go back to the sleeping dragons, except one• This earned them allies, Cat handling it well, must burn them 💀 but not on the island• Plan to split and to check the minor isles • Cat filled with guilt• Violet feels guilty, xaden points out andarna chose her for this mission and no matter what a general chose her and she thinks he chose poorly.• Xaden says there is no cure when she says she will find it Chapter 40:• Tairn carries the Gryphon, worry the map is drawn incorrectly (ocean is almost black only moonlight illuminates- stand by me)• Found a tiny magic filled isle, bury the bodies, kitten named broccoli• They think they are lost, they split into 5, Garrick with Xaden, Ridoc with Violet, everyone shocked• Xaden is tempted but has no need, Violet points out she is a trigger, he disagrees but says she owns his soul• Ridoc's dragon drenches him in water, ridoc spilled itching powder on him, only one pair of boots • 6 IRIDS!!!!! • Hello human Chapter 41:• Ridoc shows up barefoot, dragons speaking to her, you speak our language? We are magic • Ridoc can hear?? They whistle• She is the criterion • Tairn lands above Violet• They came to speak to Andarna, they are shocked by her tail, they're all feathertails, they all lay down lol• Tairn stands up for Andarna and she was embarrassed by it• The irids judge violet for allowing it, they look at her wing, they fly away• Reminds me of meeting the fliers • Violet failed their test for using her and making her a weapon • They say said the dragons gifted the humans their signets and Andarna gave violet the most dangerous Chapter 42:• They call her a horror of what violet has made• They've been following her, used her to test the humans• There is no cure as it kills the soul • Andarna says she can kill dark wielders and they just say she's hopeless • You speak peace while only knowing privilege 😭• They do not accept her• Andarna feels shame• They see xaden and call him an abomination, red rings (being near the irids?)• Ridoc realizes why violet has been looking for a cure Chapter 43:• Ridoc told, mira told about the irids, plan to head home through the isles• She discusses more with Ridoc, admits he's channeled at least 3 times.• Ridoc gives her a reality check, no accounts of Initiates walking away• She strikes a tree• Makes her draw a line and he will fully support her• Hurts without reason, hurts violet• Walked away holding hands, did xaden hear it all from the shadows?• Ridoc demands violet tells rhi, sawyer, jesinia, xaden corrected ridoc "When he turns"• Xaden feels like the worse thing for the mission• 10 days later in deverelli, been gone for 3 weeks, big welcome hug in Basgiath• Letter from T• Queen maraya is 💀

11 Mars 1h 37min

Listen in as we discuss chapters 32 through 37 of Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros.Podcast inspired by Shadow Daddy, Xaden Riorson, in The Fourth Wing, Iron Flame, and Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros. JOIN OUR BOOK CLUB! https://fable.co/club/shadow-daddies-podcast-club-with-shadow-daddies-podcast-352545487676 Also enjoy our summary book notes:Chapter 32:• Excerpt: takes a lot indigo for the plants to work to dye clothes on the isle?• Andarna is furious! Xaden chose daggers as weapon of choice, amarantha on the statue 😂• Violet stabbed!!! Offer to remove armor, dain unconscious, violet has her in a hold, she saves xaden and fucking fast, she yields.• Andarna furious and scales shifting, what caused the lightning• What a bad ass queen!!! Only speaks to who bests her, no dragons in centuries • Incognito den??• Violet destroyed something that stood for centuries, offers them refuge and for allies they want dragons Chapter 33:• Excerpt about a dragon is more loyal to their den than rider • They want feathertails, 12 eggs, two of each breed • Sgaeyl furious, violet says she can cross on July 15th 🤣• They get back and mira questions violet, tells her that her hair grew in this way, dedication banned 200 years ago• Next isle is a community of knowledge and peace• Pale vegetation, even more dual colors, andarna uneasy, isles pale because of balance trying to be found?• Trager and Cat banging, he did their stitches, xadens infected? Drake flirting with Mira, xaden tense• Pale clothed people show up, purple eyes• MOM?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!? Talia Chapter 34:• Excerpt of her dad writing that he likes the isle but their artifice terrifies him• Momma has gold flecks,she wants to talk to him, offers dinner to meet family• Tairn calls her the life giver • Xaden find the vials, he talks about his childhood• Vi suggest tairn telling Sgaeyl to hunt and he suggests she does it• Xaden hurting trying to not face his pain, he admits that power is not just addicting but gives the freedom to not feel• The oldest looks older than 10 😭• Xaden would exchange the feeling, andarna to follow the boys, offers talia dried arinmint Chapter 35: • They begin dinner, awkward. They are up to date on continent news• interrogate them about marriage, xaden says draw up the papers!• Gives Violets name, his mother pleads for him to reconsider, he calls her out.• They battle about wisdom, Mira lays it all out, then Violet shares what she thinks of the city.• The continent is called, Amaralys for the Amari, queen of the gods. • Aaric defends Violets place on the mission 👏👏• Talia knew for weeks, SHE SPEAKS TO HIM IN HIS HEAD. "Somethings in the cake"• Garrick isn't breathingChapter 36:• Dragons on their way• Violet poisened the drinks and already took the antidote• Tairn tells her to stop thinking like feris • She looks for the cook, daggers in his forearms, pins his hand to the door• Ridoc stabbed!!!!!!!!!! Chapter 37:• Excerpt: letter from vi to Rhiannon. She is thankful to have ridoc• Paused after the Excerpt, we panicked, and I cried and couldn't bring myself to continue, finally did and we were dramatic 🤣• Knife missed, cut his leathers, he's pissed because he hates sewing lol• She figures out what poisoned him from the books, need figs or limes• She points out how unwise it was to assume their war will not become theirs, points out venin will drain humans• Garrick wakes, xaden unhinged, was he about to drain Feris?• "Ironic we discovered your ignorance and not mine"• She pours 4 vials in each glass, she points out that his staff say he was outsmarted • Feris loves his sons, andarna watching them, Asher Daxton is her Father?!?! Kind of wondered. He took liliths name? • The left with 2 isles to go, everyone is exhausted, gryphons struggling• Humans waving, more colorful location than the last• Flying in to the amphitheater, people cheering and excited for their arrival• Magic

4 Mars 53min

**EDITOR NOTE: At 1:07:00 I added in a take that was in a social media clip but not in the episode. It was sandwiched between a lot of personal info we removed about our relationship that I missed until making clips of our videos ❤️**Listen in as we discuss chapters 27 through 31 of Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros.Podcast inspired by Shadow Daddy, Xaden Riorson, in The Fourth Wing, Iron Flame, and Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros. JOIN OUR BOOK CLUB! https://fable.co/club/shadow-daddies-podcast-club-with-shadow-daddies-podcast-352545487676 Also enjoy our summary book notes: Chapter 27:• Violet tells tairn to not over react and he is offended• Vi sliced knee tendons, conduit breaks, violet hit• Xaden says "they're all fucking dead", rage she's never seen• He used the alloy from the conduit• Xaden actually a little scary 😨 • Violet tells xaden to hide his eyes, she negotiates, andarna has shera, violet telling ask the men what to do• Sends xaden off, says sorry but not• Violet offers andarna's shell, halden not allowed to the isle, deal made. Chapter 28:• Asher Daxton letter• Back in battle brief, new fliers• Vi worried about xaden and tairn points out maybe the isle wasn't safe from Xaden• Ridoc flirts with new flier, brags about being on quest squad• Deverelli want xaden and violet to protect them?• Venin prepared for aretian wards to fall• She wonders if xaden is an Asim, has Violet really never drawn from the conduit she uses?• Mira in personal leave for the first time• Everyone reading books, violet openly asks bodhi about a 2nd signet, sloane not training her signet, aaric asks about the halden.• Xaden shows up, he finishes her thought again, did xaden kiss her when he is a professor?? Lol, amber flecks?• They plan to search the isles without returning in between • Bodhi gave her the serum and antidote • 2nd year pulling from ground, Carr stabbed, bodhi says to take Garrick Chapter 29:• Squad size increased, xaden embarrasses Halden telling him to scurry to his basket 🤣• Dain bringing Aaric, halden shocked, the way aaric brings up the basket is like a bicycle basket lol• They leave deverelli, some runes work off continent, Mira not talking, tairn shares his story of his lineage• Isle of Dune, land in a opening, described as a jungle• She notes Mira's bracelet and she smelled parchment...odd, Mira went to see grandma(dads) who left after seeing violets hair!!?! • She starts to fall asleep and woken up by a man telling them their magic useless Chapter 30:• Excerpt: better to shun them all that favor one• Many soldiers, someone peed themselves lol• Laws about challenging, she takes Xaden, aaric, cat, & dain• Violet can't talk to tairn 😱 nvm lol he was ignoring her• They enter some place and they all have silver hair. Chapter 31:• Every single person has silver hair, 10yr old with hair exactly like violet. • Captain demoted for bringing them? • Two warriors to meet with the queen• Aaric fluent lol, tairn doesn't want the dark one• Opponent cut before fighting? kumate(Ryan note ) • Stones are grey???, forehead tattoo, 75 years old*, dain joining! • Who chose your path? Herself, then it is good we did not complete your dedication, old lady surprised she doesn't yearn for the temple so she must favor another. • Old lady still sees their paths potentially crossing of she chooses to take, violet joining

25 Feb 1h 21min

Listen in as we discuss chapters 21 through 26 of Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros.Podcast inspired by Shadow Daddy, Xaden Riorson, in The Fourth Wing, Iron Flame, and Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros. JOIN OUR BOOK CLUB! https://fable.co/club/shadow-daddies-podcast-club-with-shadow-daddies-podcast-352545487676 Also enjoy our summary book notes: Chapter 21:• They're headed to Cordyn, tairn upset halden is slowing down the gryphons,• Tairn scolds andarna for her lack of manners 😂 tail on the ground and wanting to eat without welcome• Halden fumbling, everyone heads into an arena, xaden offers to sleep outside, sparing pit inspired by this arena (same one as she took out the venin in a box)• Andarna wants to eat a tortoise and tairn scolds her lol• They meet tecarus, halden touched violets back, xaden touches her with his shadows, everyone needs to double up except for halden. • His shadows help her walk, halden and xaden arguing and ends with Xaden being there as the Duke so Violet can stay in his room. • He heard her monolog! She blames his signet• Tecarus points out halden cannot rider in a basket and he will go by ship • On the edge of continent, little to no magic, they cannot mentally talk to each other Chapter 22:• They arrive, cross bolts for dragons, use a map to know where to land, tecarus's other house(?)• Tairn scolds andarna to not go deeper than her claws in the water• Only tairn, andarna, and violet can speak. Mira thinks it's bc andarna• Dragons leave to hunt, they asks for horses, xaden staring at the sea and relaxed• she debates tecarus's offer for them to stay on the isles Chapter 23:• Excerpt from asher, krovlish rebels didn't uphold a deal with devereli and 💀• They're all on horses, xaden is happy, xaden asks Dain about his childhood with violet, make it to the market and Ridoc asks if anyone else think they live in a shit hole lol• People calling them fire bringers, xaden and dain find the merchant location, Mira annoyed by Xaden and violet being in love • Halden alone with the king, they are in a bookstore, two try to attack mira, "an older man Brennan's age" 😂, Vi throws daggers• Old woman knows violet is Asher Sorrengail's books he wrote for her Chapter 24 • Lilith letter to asher that he left too soon• Old lady finds Dain and xaden handsome 😆, Old lady is 93*• SHE THOUGHT XADEN WAS DAIN• She know Fen Riorson, asher passed less than 3yrs ago from heat failure• 3 questions• What is the title of the manuscript*• What is your hypothesis on why the devereli ruined the 2nd krovlish uprising, chapter 14*• What was brokerage and convince dain, dragons, Midnight massacre *• Dain has his own roman empire• What made you leave the prince?• Mira jealous and old lady says she has her own purpose • Back at the palace and xaden shows up in a towel Chapter 25:• Fen Riorson letter: useless word is love, save it for children• Banging one out without magic• She is tempted for them to stay in devereli• Dragons in pain on the island• Everyone showed up, the king is keeping halden Chapter 26:• Excerpt: asim withdrawal for 24hrs seemed fine but then needed to be 💀 fire didn't work• The isle has vibrance turned down.• Violet and xaden show up to the palace, tairn roars at a girl who "threatened" him, xaden calls Vi his consort, tairn congratulates them 😂• The king is young and handsome • Halden wanted to use tecarus's house, offered Aretia's blade taken during reunification • White Panthers??, halden pulls the dagger but pockets it• Xadens loyalty to Violet, Tyrrendor, then Navarre • FED HIS GF TO THE PANTHERS?!?!?! • Halden had her stealing from the royal treasury • Halden thinks Navarre was taken advantage of to exchange priceless items for help • Xaden offers a deal for Tyrrendor separate from Navarre • King let tecarus go and to 💀the rest

21 Feb 1h 33min