This is Chapter 4 of a fanfiction I wrote that retells 'Fourth Wing' by Rebecca Yarros from Xaden's point of view. It contains spoilers for all of Fourth Wing and Iron Flame. If you’d like to read along or would just prefer a text version, you can find it here: https://archiveofourown.org/works/516...
Feel free to let me know what you think or provide constructive feedback in the comments, I always try to reply to any that allow me to share explanations of how I was thinking about specific parts of the narrative, and then I just wanted to make clear that all rights belong to Rebecca Yarros, and thank her for creating this incredible world and characters to have fun with.
Also, here's my theory as to what Violet's 2nd signet will turn out to be, which I allude to in this story    • I Am CONVINCED This Is Violet's 2nd S...  
Note: I wrote this shortly after the release of Iron Flame, all speculation/theories are my own and could easily prove incorrect based on subsequent books. This work contains new scenes between Xaden and Sgaeyl, Liam, Tairn Imogen, Garrick, Bodhi, etc.
Thanks for listening!