Or, in the case of Violet, just have two dragons!

“I selfishly wanted to see him,” she explained of bringing him back in that moment.

“He died protecting her.

If anyone was going to be there in that situation, it would be him.

you could’t have Xaden there in that situation because then it would confuse the reader.

EW wondered if that could be a hint at Violet’s second signet, which Yarros sidestepped.

“That one I am not going to answer,” she noted.

So, what does that mean?

Can Violet speak to those beyond the grave?

Does she have some power over death or connection to Malek?

Only time (and book three) will tell.

Watch our full interview with Yarros spanning the entirety of the Empyrean series above.