The Duke and the Scribe
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Four hundred years ago, Navarre leadership chose to not hide the existence of the venin. Instead, they aid Poromiel in the fight for the Continent.
We step into this alternate universe as Xaden, fierce rider and Duke of Tyrrendor, meets Violet for the first time. Without the secret of the venin, she excelled in the scribe quadrant to become its leader, and she journeys to Aretia to offer him something he never dreamed of. Her arrival and brilliant mind send him reeling, ensnaring him in a way that feels as if it was simply inevitable.
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- Part 1 of The Duke and the Scribe
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Of Secrets, Signets, and Acceptance by kbutterfly
Fandoms: The Empyrean - Rebecca Yarros
03 Oct 2025
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Xaden reveals his final secret to Violet, exposing himself emotionally and physically. She doesn't hesitate to show him what she thinks about it.
Set in the same AU as In Any Life, I'll Always Find You where Navarre never hid the venin and Violet entered the scribe quadrant.
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- Part 2 of The Duke and the Scribe
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Violet experiences a flare of her illness for the first time since she and Xaden started their relationship. Despite the disapproval of everyone, she decides to hide it from him, leaving him unprepared for what he finds when he returns home.
Set in the same AU as In Any Life, I'll Always Find You where Navarre never hid the venin and Violet entered the scribe quadrant.
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- Part 3 of The Duke and the Scribe
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No matter their skill, every dragon rider will toe the line of burn out at some point in their lives. Violet learns the hard way that even she isn't immune.
Set in the same AU as In Any Life, I'll Always Find You where Navarre never hid the venin and Violet entered the scribe quadrant.
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- Part 4 of The Duke and the Scribe
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The emergence of a novel venin signet sends Xaden and the other riders scrambling to the front as a last-stand defensive line. When Violet discovers something unexpected, she's drawn into active battle for the first time where the stakes couldn't be higher. Her knowledge could be the turning point needed to win the attack, though not without the cost of lives. Xaden would give anything to save her, but even his power can fall short.
Set in the same AU as In Any Life, I'll Always Find You where Navarre never hid the venin and Violet entered the scribe quadrant.
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- Part 5 of The Duke and the Scribe
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Snippets of the journey as Violet is expecting her and Xaden's first child. Read to experience moments of absolute fluff and how our favorite couple navigate this new part of their shared life.
Set in the same AU as In Any Life, I'll Always Find You where Navarre never hid the venin and Violet entered the scribe quadrant.
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- Part 6 of The Duke and the Scribe
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Set in my AU of the Duke and the Scribe, this will include missing scenes throughout the main storyline that were referenced or requested in comments. It will mostly be fun, fluffy one shots centered around Riorgail but will expand the setting for other characters as well. Join in to read snippets of alternate POVs, childhood shenanigans, "what if" scenarios, and glimpses into the lives of other featured couples.
Each chapter will include a quick setting description for context, but some will be confusing for those who aren't up to date on the rest of the fics in the series.
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- Part 7 of The Duke and the Scribe
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Set in "The Duke and the Scribe" Universe but with an alternate twist: what would things be like if Xaden and Violet managed to meet while they were still cadets at Basgiath? Come along for the journey of how our favorite couple falls in love yet again under different circumstances, where Vi entered the scribe quadrant in a world where Navarre never pretended the venin were just fairytales.
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- Part 8 of The Duke and the Scribe