Ep. 80 - Eldest: Convergence, Eldest, Inheritance, & Reunion (w/ Diego from Tears of Fire)

<p><em>Will we ever meet this red dragon?</em></p><p><br /></p><p>Diego returns to join Lucy and Darien for reunions and big reveals in <em>Eldest</em> chapter 68, “Convergence,” chapter 69, “Eldest,” chapter 70, “Inheritance,” and chapter 71, “Reunion.”</p><p><br /></p><p>Talking points include Roran being able to pull off all the one-liners, the most spectacular freefall, Murtagh’s dramatic return, Eragon not thinking about his supposedly dead friend for literally half the book, Roran’s big dramatic scene being in another POV, and embarrassing childhood confession, and what it means to be family.</p><p><br /></p><p>Content Warning: This episode contains mention of suicide, sexual violence, blood, violence, and death in relation to war. </p><p><br /></p><p>Sparks of Inspiration </p><ul><li><p>Diego is inspired by Kayla of <a href="https://twitch.tv/kaleisblue" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://twitch.tv/kaleisblue</a> to write his own book!</p></li><li><p>Darien was inspired (and made depressed) by Jennifer Saint's mythology retellings. </p></li><li><p>Lucy made an excellent breakthrough on her Geode!</p></li></ul><p><br /></p><p>Explore <em>The Last Dragon Chronicles</em> with Diego at <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1s4lvy8Qdoz9ZK70YWYKX1?si=4oLlR7OkTJSK2cZJNC8mTw" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://open.spotify.com/show/1s4lvy8Qdoz9ZK70YWYKX1?si=4oLlR7OkTJSK2cZJNC8mTw</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Share your Sparks of Inspiration or your thoughts about <em>Eragon </em>with us on Instagram ⁠<a href="https://www.instagram.com/eragonpod/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">⁠@EragonPod⁠</a>⁠ or send an email to <a href="mailto:eragonpod@gmail.com" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>eragonpod@gmail.com</strong></a> (Here it is, Owen!!)</p><p><br /></p><p>Snag your own<a href="https://musesofmythology.com/merch" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> ⁠EABA merch!⁠</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Help Lucy meet Toothless at Universal Epic Universe AND listen to our bonus episode about <em>Raya and the Last Dragon </em>and <em>The Voyage of the Dawn Treader </em>by supporting the show on Patreon: <em> </em>⁠<a href="https://www.patreon.com/EABA" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/EABA</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Cover art by Luana Pastor</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><strong>No portion of this episode may be used for generative AI or large language models training purposes or to create derivative works without express written permission from the creators and co-hosts Lucy Hart and Darien Smartt. </strong></p>