Book Two She was never meant to rule. That doesn't mean she won't control those who do. After the King's sudden death, Elara Sorrengail is forced into a role she never asked for-Duchess, rider, and unwilling player in a political game she knows all too well. Her cousin now wears the crown. And while he may sit on the throne, Elara has no intention of letting him destroy everything Xaden and the rebellion had been working towards. Because power isn't about who rules. It's about who they listen to. But court politics are only the beginning. War is coming. Alliances are shifting. And Basgiath is now longer a semi safe place, because Varrish has arrived. Elara is learning to trust Kaerith again, but it is hard when she doesn't know if he will be more loyal to his parents, or her--his rider. Xaden Riorson is still her husband who has been keeping secrets. Garrick Tavis is still a steady presence keeping her sane. And whatever exists between the three of them? It's only getting more intertwined. Her signet is changing....evolving. Light no longer behaves the way it used to. And something new is beginning to stir beneath it. With enemies closing in and tension rising on every front, Elara will have to decide: Will she play their game? Or will she be the one pulling the strings?

The Vaelor name carries weight in Navarre. General Aldric and General Mila Vaelor command respect in the Riders Quadrant, their political and military influence reaching the highest halls of power. What few know is that their loyalty has always walked a quiet line-supporting the rebellion from the shadows, long before the execution of Fen Riorson. Their children grew up in a world of secrets. Summers were spent alongside the marked ones: Imogen, Bodhi, Garrick, Liam, Quinn... and Xaden Riorson, whose name alone is a curse in most of Basgiath. But their childhood was not only with the children of traitors. She and her brothers also ran through the halls of Navarrian estates with Violet Sorrengail, Rhae Varrish, and Dain Aetos-a bridge between two worlds that were never supposed to meet. Now, at twenty, Soren enters the Riders Quadrant. Her parents prepared her for more than one path, but the moment she steps onto the parapet, she knows there is no turning back. Waiting in the chaos is Xaden-squad leader, shadow wielder, and the one person with whom she has always danced an invisible line. Close enough to know his silence. Distant enough to never name what passes between them. As whispers of a coming war grow louder, Soren must navigate a quadrant that would destroy her if it knew where her loyalties truly lie. Her family's hidden support of the rebellion, her friendships with the marked, her unspoken bond with the most dangerous man in Basgiath-all of it threatens to surface. Some marks are written in blood. Others, in shadows.

" 𝐼 𝑎𝑚 𝑐𝑢𝑟𝑠𝑒𝑑 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑚𝑦 𝑚𝑜𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟'𝑠 𝑗𝑜𝑦, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑏𝑙𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑒𝑑 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑚𝑦 𝑓𝑎𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟'𝑠 𝑟𝑎𝑔𝑒 . . . 𝑖𝑛𝑠𝑖𝑑𝑒 𝑚𝑦 𝑙𝑢𝑛𝑔𝑠, 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑦 𝑐𝑜𝑙𝑙𝑖𝑑𝑒; 𝑖𝑛𝑠𝑖𝑑𝑒 𝑚𝑦 𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑑, 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑦 𝑟𝑎𝑔𝑒; 𝑖𝑛𝑠𝑖𝑑𝑒 𝑚𝑦 ℎ𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑡, 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑦 𝑤𝑎𝑟 " the 𝑠ℎ𝑎𝑑𝑜𝑤 and his 𝑓𝑙𝑎𝑚𝑒 the 𝑖𝑐𝑒 and his 𝑓𝑙𝑜𝑤𝑒𝑟 to 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑡𝑒𝑐𝑡 { Main: Xaden ˣ Melgren female OC ˣ Ridoc } { Background Relationships: Violet ˣ Liam, Bodhi ˣ Kaide } { Fourth Wing ~ Iron Flame } { Started: April 20th, 2025 } { Edited: tba } { Status: ongoing } { Finished: tba } { cover by me }

°. •| ᴵ ᵂᴵᴸᴸ ᴺᴼᵀ ᴰᴵᴱ ᵀᴼᴰᴬᵞ|. • Welcome to Basgiath War Collage. You can be apart of one out of four quadrants: Scribe, Infantry, Healers, and the most dangerous one of all, Riders. Will you survive the parapet or join the others below, your soul casted to Malek?

Vesper Sitara was raised to be a legacy. Daughter of two infamous Tyrrish assassins, she arrives at Basgiath War College with one goal: to make her parents proud and ensure their name is never forgotten. While others fight to survive the Riders Quadrant, Vesper intends to conquer it-blade, bone, and fire. Placed under the command of Xaden Riorson, the ruthless wingleader tasked with keeping the marked ones alive, Vesper quickly becomes a problem he can't control. He demands restraint. She was raised for rebellion. Every clash between them burns sharper than the last-and no matter how hard she tries, she can't seem to stay away from him, even when she knows exactly how dangerous that is. As her first year unfolds, Vesper gains power: a dragon as savage as she is, and a place in a quiet rebellion growing beneath Navarre's rule. But chasing her parents' legacy means stepping deeper into blood, secrets, and a war that is far from over. Vesper Sitara didn't come to Basgiath to survive. She came to become a legend-even if it kills her.

𝚗𝚘𝚝 𝚖𝚎𝚛𝚎𝚕𝚢 𝚝𝚘 𝚋𝚎𝚊𝚛 𝚠𝚑𝚊𝚝'𝚜 𝚗𝚎𝚌𝚎𝚜𝚜𝚊𝚛𝚢... 𝚋𝚞𝚝 𝚕𝚘𝚟𝚎 𝚒𝚝 𝙱𝚘𝚘𝚔 1 𝚇𝚊𝚍𝚎𝚗 𝚁𝚒𝚘𝚛𝚜𝚘𝚗 𝚡 𝙾𝙲 𝙱𝚊𝚜𝚎𝚍 𝚘𝚏𝚏 𝚘𝚏 𝚏𝚘𝚞𝚛𝚝𝚑 𝚠𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚗𝚘𝚝 𝚊𝚕𝚕 𝚌𝚑𝚊𝚛𝚊𝚌𝚝𝚎𝚛𝚜 𝚊𝚛𝚎 𝚖𝚒𝚗𝚎

Auren is the sister from Imogen. She is an marked one and forced into the riders quadrant. She does things that will go in the history, and even if she didnt want to be in the riders quadrant at first, now it all seems like it was meant t be. (Violet isnt special in this story and Liam is alive!) Friends to lovers from Auren and Xaden riorson! Note: This is my first fanfic so please be Kind! Also, please ignore wrong grammatics and stuff, english isnt my native language. THE RIGHT FOR THE CHARACTERS AND STUFF GO TO REBECCA YARROS!

The Coretta family used to rule over the Blythe Kingdom, known for being loving towards their allies and poisonous to their enemies. Which is why when the Blythe Kingdom sided with Aretia, Navarre took the kingdom and the King, and not long after did Aretia fall as well. Diana Coretta was raised to be a lady - never dirty her hands with other people's blood, never fight, be submissive and wear pretty dresses and corsets. But after her father died and she and her mother escaped to Aretia, she changed. She kept that pretty side as a facade and turned into a warrior. And when the leaders of the rebellion finally burned, Diana Coretta and Xaden Riorson swore to continue the apostasy in their name. But what they never expected was for their buried feelings that go as far as into their childhood to resurface.

Calista Tauri was never meant to be a rider. As the King of Navarre's daughter, her place was at court - smiling, silent, and strategically valuable. But Cal knows the truth about the venin, and she refuses to let her father keep the kingdom blind. So she gives him a choice: Let her enter the Riders Quadrant... Or she exposes everything. Sent to Basgiath in what her father believes is a death sentence, Cal must survive dragons, deadly politics, and the ruthless wingleader who watches her like she's a threat instead of a princess. Xaden Riorson has every reason to hate the crown. He didn't expect to fall for it. #1 XadenRiorson out of 543 3/12/26 #2 Rebellion out of 11.2k!!!!! 3/12/26 #1 RebeccaYarros out of 126 3/12/26 All rights reserved to Rebecca Yarros besides my own OCs and any new plots/etc.

Aelia Hastings doesn't just walk; she marches with the weight of a legacy that feels like iron plates strapped to her chest. As the daughter of a legendary rider, her arrival at Basgiath War College isn't a debut-it's a reckoning. Here is a breakdown of her journey from "The Duke's Daughter" to a powerhouse in the Riders Quadrant. XadenRiorsonxOC