Violet and the new riders move to new barracks where everyone gets a private room. The next morning lots of people are coming out of each other’s rooms after banging and being goofy about being caught. Because, yeah, that’s what plenty of 20 year-olds do after an intense situation. Rhiannon was previously caught doing the…

Violet faces off against Jack, Tynan, and Oren with the knowledge that Xaden can’t do anything to interfere. Well, he can, but doing so would be against the rules. She’s hindered by a sprained strained slightly tweaked ankle and a baby dragon who utterly lacks all sense of self-preservation. So naturally she pretty much curb…

Violet continues to have trouble with the obstacle course right up until the do-or-die day. Is it a literal do-or-die? Hell if I know because this book isn’t clear. People don’t even act like there’s any pressure, it’s more like 100% of these people are so dedicating to being a dragon rider that they’re willing…

And now we get to wonder if Xander will kill Violet on the sparring mat. Because there’s totally going to be a chance that might happen. I mean, we all know how dangerous the man is. We’ve been told over and over again, right? Violet starts the sparring match by flinging a dagger right at…

Dain carries Violet out of the gym and all the way to the infirmary, while Violet scolds him for ‘letting everyone know he cares about her.’ Yeah, I think the boat’s already sailed on that point. Also, while fraternizing with your chain of command should present a problem and it’s right to worry about that,…