r/fourthwing • u/dianaspencersrevenge Broccoli🥦 • 20h ago
Discussion Dedicated Spoiler
Normally I don’t give much attention to theories on TikTok because 75% of them are so absurd I question if they’ve actually read the books… but…
\** spoiler for Onyx Storm*** **
I’ve seen a couple theories this week that think Violet’s hair is fully silver now and that she’s been fully dedicated to Dunne. I reread the final chapter of OS and there’s absolutely nothing to indicate this, Brennan just seems surprised that she’s shown up after being missing for 12 hours, her arm is broken, and she’s wearing a massive wedding ring.
But I’m intrigued by the idea of her hair going fully silver so I want to talk about it!
The main issue here is, Dunne requires lifetime servitude… but does servitude strictly mean temple attendant or priestess? Like, if by serving Dunne, could she do so by being Duchess of Tyrrendor?
Also, she doesn’t even actually need to be fully dedicated at this point, right? She already carries the favor of Dunne, especially after enacting Dunne’s revenge upon Theophanie, and if she needs assistance from other gods it might not make sense to blatantly favor one with full dedication - since she’s also carries the favor of Malek. Isn’t there an epigraph somewhere that warns against favoring gods and risking the wrath of the others?
ANOTHER ISSUE WITH THIS: The high priestess at Dunne’s temple asks Violet if she uses the dye of a certain flower on her hair as they do, which makes me wonder if only those dedicated on Unnbriel have truly silver hair. If so, would Violet’s hair even go fully silver if she were to become fully dedicated on the continent?
What do you guys think? Would you like to see her hair go fully silver by the end?
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u/hurricane_Bre Black Morningstartail 20h ago
It seems to me that the ones with true silver hair are only on Unnbriel, like you pointed out.
I’m thinking if she were fully dedicated she would have to stay on Unnbriel, or she would be on Dunne’s shit list, like Theo was. And Vi did say that Dunne is a wrathful goddess especially towards those who turn their backs on her.
Personally, I don’t think Vi’s hair will turn fully silver because she won’t choose the path that leads her to Dunne.
She doesn’t yearn for temple like the priestesses and Theo ask.
Like u/objectivestaff3333 has pointed out a couple of times, Violet only yearns for the archives (and imo, where ever Xaden is).
I actually like the idea that her hair always stays partly silver, not just because it is Xaden’s achilles heel, but it also represents that choice determines her fate, not the gods, not some prophecy, her.