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Threshing Day | Brennan, Mira, Xaden and Garrick Deep Dive

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Show Notes

Threshing Day is finally out, and chaotic besties Amanda andAntonia couldn’t wait to talk all about it. This week we are focusing on Brennan, Mira, Xaden andGarrick’s stories, so expect to hear us gush over Garrick and Imogen love, get reallysuspicious about the dragons and come up with wild (but maybe correct)theories. Quick note, we will swear throughout.

Chapters 00:00 Introduction to Threshing Day 12:40 Loyalty to Empyrean or death 18:12 Not so perfect Brennan 27:56 Brennan's Journey and Identity 28:59 Asher’s secret powers 46:23 Signets and bloodline power 51:22 Deference to dragons? no, just full-on debates 56:55 Is this why we love the human and dragon bond? 01:03:07 The parallels between Asher and Colonel Aetos 01:06:07 Mira’s story 01:12:04 Mira's middle child curse 01:19:27 Teine's test 01:32:05 Xaden and the Marked Ones 01:34:02 Twins and Their Significance 01:39:43 Imogen and Garrick's love at first punch 01:41:25 Alic's ambush 01:48:53 Sgaeyl being messy 01:52:38 Is Molvic interested in Aaric's Mother bloodline? 01:57:11 Sgaeyl the queen on no nonsense 02:02:26 I'd love nothing than to burn it all to the ground 02:06:34 The dragon's deception 02:10:28 Garrick's signet, family and love for Imogen 02:16:41 Dragon’s feathertail power Website: ⁠https://yapisland.co.uk/ YouTube: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@yapislandpod⁠ Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/yapislandpod⁠ TikTok: ⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@yapislandpod Hosted by: @antoniaisthedrama and @amandaisobsessed Artwork by: @amandaisobsessed

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