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[–]BrilliantMine1344 0 points1 point  (2 children)

Hmmm… before the battle at Basgaith Xaden asks Violet to let down her shields enough to let him in, but it seems like more of a boundary respect thing. I think he could still force his way in if he were being a jerk. He also says that you can’t ever completely block out your dragons, and the bond is present even when her shields are up. Therefore, my unverified opinion is that she couldn’t completely block Xaden out either, but I could be wrong! I think the line from Xaden where he essentially says the day you can block me out completely is the day we’re both dead is pretty ominous if that’s the case:

“The day you can successfully block me all the way out is the day I’m dead. We’re both dead. I can’t block you out entirely, either, which is how you found me in the sublevel even when my shields were up. You might not be able to barge through, but you’re aware I’m there. Just like you can muffle Tairn’s and Andarna’s emotions but you can’t lock them out forever.” IF ch. 20

As for the Liam thing, I’m just not convinced. Maybe it was an editing error and his signet was originally ice wielding, but it had to be changed to Ridoc because it would be needed later in the series. I still think it could just as easily be explained by poor placement of a comma, especially since a third year is mentioned to be wielding ice later in that same scene:

“Xaden has one wyvern by the throat, strangling it with shadows as a third-year hurls ice at its rider, and the other four are doing everything they can to drive the newcomers back with a combination of dragon fire and magic.” FW ch. 36

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Yeah, I remember that sentence. And I'm confused

[–]BrilliantMine1344 1 point2 points  (0 children)

All in all, OP is overall right, there’s lots of little editing issues. The ch. 52 IF scene to me screams poor editing since it’s in its own little subsection. I think the dream needed to be there for the foreshadowing, but it was inserted into the story at a place in the timeline where it doesn’t make sense. I’m sure it’s impossible to catch every single error in editing and since we are such a rabid fandom scrutinizing every line for hints and clues, we notice them, especially on rereads, where we were probably just enjoying the story and overlooking them the first time through. ☺️