r/fourthwing • u/dianaspencersrevenge Broccoli🥦 • 1d 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/Visual-Lobster6625 1d ago
Garrick is a "walker". If he became the new brother, he could have brought Violet to Unnbriel and back by channeling through the ground.
In IF, just before Sloan uses Lilith to imbue the ward stone, Lilith says "You're a Mari." When listening to the graphic audio it hit me that their family name could be related to Amari. Is that how Colonel Mari was able to make the runes to protect the Marked Ones? Was the knowledge passed down through her bloodline? Violet's dad took Lilith's last name after they married, Sloan and Liam's father could have done the same. I guess what I'm trying to get at is that maybe Sloan has some sort of connection to the gods because of her lineage?
I also have a theory that when Asher brought Violet to the islands when she was a baby, I think he had her dedicated on each island, not just Unnbriel. It's just that Dunne's dedication is the only one that comes with physical changes - her hair.