#tagging book 2 for the mention x's second signet

[violetriorsons]

i can't believe i'm only just now thinking of this, but what if dain lied about not being willing to save violet at threshing bc he didn't want to admit to xaden — his wingleader — about any possibility of him ever breaking the codex? especially not where violet's involved. and especially when he had just been accusing xaden of the very same thing

xaden had his shield up through the whole convo so he wasn't reading him, and he not only expected dain's answer but wanted it, so he wouldn't have thought to question it. but unfortunately for dain, violet believed it too

it also explains dain's attempt at damage control later on, cause he tells violet "You have to know that I would do anything to save you, Violet, to keep you safe" but vi doesn't really give him a chance to finish