Ep. 76 - Eldest: Red Blade, White Blade, Visions Near and Far, & Gifts

<p><em>Learning about atheism.</em></p><p><br></p><p>Darien and Lucy have more thoughts about elves in <em>Eldest</em> chapter 57, “Red Blade, White Blade,” chapter 58, “Visions Near and Far,” and chapter 59, “Gifts.”</p><p><br></p><p>Talking points include bidding a (not-so) fond farewell to “Eragon woke” chapter openers, Arya going back to work, not tolerating Eragon trying to shirk responsibility for his actions, the culmination of the Elves Are The Best plot, new magic theory, Eragon catching up on the other POV plots, questioning the rule logic of scrying, and some sweet presents.</p><p><br></p><p>Sparks of Inspiration </p><ul><li><p>Darien celebrates a Geode of recording a bunch of podcast stuff before leaving the country.</p></li><li><p>Lucy shouts out Darien for inspiring her to finish a puzzle!</p></li></ul><p>Share your Sparks of Inspiration or your thoughts about <em>Eragon </em>with us on Instagram ⁠<a href="https://www.instagram.com/eragonpod/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠@EragonPod⁠</a>⁠ or send an email to <a href="mailto:eragonpod@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer"><strong>eragonpod@gmail.com</strong></a> (Here it is, Owen!!)</p><p><br></p><p>Snag your own<a href="https://musesofmythology.com/merch" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer"> ⁠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" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">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><strong>No portion of this episode may be used for AI training purposes or to create derivative works without express written permission from the creators and co-hosts Lucy Hart and Darien Smartt. </strong></p>