Ep. 84 - Brisingr: Rider and Ra’zac & To Walk the Land Alone

<p><em>A world with a bumblebee in it is a world worth being in.</em></p><p><br></p><p>Darien and Lucy witness the end of the Ra’zac in <em>Brisingr</em> chapter five, “Rider and Ra’zac,” and chapter six, &quot;To Walk the Land Alone.”</p><p><br></p><p>Talking points include major Kingdom Hearts vibes, a curse to set the future in zone, a life saving beauty of a bumblebee, Eragon making some interesting dietary exceptions, Sloan being the worst, Eragon being so much like Brom, and the rights of a Dragon Rider.</p><p><br></p><p>Content Warning: This episode contains reference to self-harm and suicide.</p><p><br></p><p>Sparks of Inspiration </p><ul><li><p>Lucy is inspired by the creative cursing in this very book!</p></li><li><p>Darien got to interview Rick Riordan for her mythology podcast: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/1vtZDfTe9rWumpbg6pihr4?si=7-0frPodS_i4dgPQtujeMQ&utm_source=copy-link"><u>https://open.spotify.com/episode/1vtZDfTe9rWumpbg6pihr4?si=7-0frPodS_i4dgPQtujeMQ&amp;utm_source=copy-link</u></a></p></li></ul><p><br></p><p>Share your Sparks of Inspiration or your thoughts about <em>Brisingr </em>with us on Instagram ⁠<a href="https://www.instagram.com/eragonpod/"><u>⁠@EragonPod⁠</u></a>⁠ or send an email to <a href="mailto:eragonpod@gmail.com"><strong>eragonpod@gmail.com</strong></a> (Here it is, Owen!!)</p><p><br></p><p>Snag your own<a href="https://musesofmythology.com/merch"> <u>⁠EABA merch!⁠</u></a></p><p><br></p><p>Enjoy our bonus episode about Rebecca Yarros’ <em>Fourth Wing</em> AND Help Lucy meet Toothless at Universal Epic Universe by supporting the show on Patreon: <em> </em>⁠<a href="https://www.patreon.com/EABA"><u>https://www.patreon.com/EABA</u></a></p><p><br></p><p>Theme music by Jacob Hughes! Check out Jake on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/j_cubhughes?stkn=b2J6ZzB0N25qNGFr"><u>@j_cubhughes</u></a></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Cover art by Luana Pastor</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><strong>No portion of this episode may be used for generative AI or large language models training purposes or to create derivative works without express written permission from the creators and co-hosts Lucy Hart and Darien Smartt. </strong></p>