Major spoilers ahead, so I’m going to assume you’ve finished the entire series. These thoughts cover all the books, not just Fourth Wing.

Chapter 13… nothing quite as humbling as witnessing Threshing, aye? I’m not sure if you remember, but I do have a timeline for these books, so I think it’s essential to remember that we are at October 1st. And as you know, October 1st is always Threshing.

The chapter opens with an explanation of Threshing and a quick memo: “I will not die today.” I don’t know why, but I truly think these small nuggets of information are very important. Is she telling that to herself? To Malek? Either way, she will not die today—it’s true.

And then again, we have this order from Ridoc: “Don’t die,” Ridoc orders. I do feel like these cadets have relationships with the gods. There is no other way.

As the chapter progresses, we hear Jack say that he’s hunting the golden dragon—the feathertail. Have we ever stopped to analyze why? Is Jack just cruel? Why would a cadet be so concerned with hunting down a small dragon to kill it, versus just finding his own dragon? Is he already venin? Is someone telling him to do this because it’s the best-case scenario? We don’t quite know, but it seems odd that someone would be so preoccupied with this, right?

Here is another thing: “No one knows anything about feathertails, so I don’t know where Jack is getting his information, but I don’t have time to focus on his assumptions right now.”

Is Jack already venin at this point? I cannot imagine any dragon wanting to bond with him, knowing that he tried to kill a dragon—a feathertail!

“Stomach pitching, I have that Parapet feeling again—whatever I do next has overwhelming odds of ending my life.” It’s interesting just how intuitive she is, isn’t it? As if she has a superpower of some sort.

The moment Xaden appears, we immediately go to: “My scalp prickles as each of our heads swivel in his direction.” So we know Xaden is using his second signet to read… probably everyone’s minds.

Well, this was most certainly entertaining, but also interesting—to read so much about Jack and his deep desire to kill a random small dragon. But not just any dragon: a feathertail. And I do think this is very relevant, probably for the books to come.

Continue with the Fourth Wing Read Along

• Fourth Wing Read Along – Chapter 1
• Fourth Wing Read Along – Chapter 2
• Fourth Wing Read Along – Chapter 3
• Fourth Wing Read Along – Chapter 4
• Fourth Wing Read Along – Chapter 5
• Fourth Wing Read Along – Chapter 6
• Fourth Wing Read Along – Chapter 7
• Fourth Wing Read Along – Chapter 8
• Fourth Wing Read Along – Chapter 9
• Fourth Wing Read Along – Chapter 9 – Xaden’s POV
• Fourth Wing Read Along – Chapter 10
• Fourth Wing Read Along – Chapter 11
• Fourth Wing Read Along – Chapter 12
• Fourth Wing Read Along – Chapter 13
• Fourth Wing Read Along – Chapter 14
• Fourth Wing Read Along – Chapter 15
• Fourth Wing Read Along – Chapter 16
• Fourth Wing Read Along – Chapter 16 – Xaden POV