I Didn't Want to be a Weapon (I Sharpened My Edges Anyways)
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Rowan Sorrengail was born for the Riders Quadrant.
For years, he has carried the weight of his family’s expectations—the son of the famed General Sorrengail, the brother of riders, the shadow of a sibling lost to war. His younger sister Violet is destined for the Scribe Quadrant, when her time comes, leaving Rowan to walk the path carved for him alone.At Basgiath War College, weakness is a death sentence. The parapet culls the unprepared, the gauntlet breaks the reckless, and the dragons burn those they deem unworthy. To survive, Rowan must endure every trial, every rival, and every betrayal waiting inside the Riders Quadrant.
But survival demands more than strength. It demands allies. And when Rowan’s path collides with Xaden Riorson—the son of the rebellion’s executed leader and a first-year burdened with his own legacy—enmity turns into something far more dangerous: a fragile, necessary alliance.
As dragons choose their riders and the threat of war presses closer to Basgiath’s walls, Rowan will discover that loyalty cuts deeper than any blade—and that the spark of rebellion has already begun to burn.
Because in the Riders Quadrant, there is only one true law: ride… or die.
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They say the first year at Basgiath breaks you physically.
The second year breaks you mentally.
Now a second-year rider and the newly appointed Squad Leader of Second Wing, Flame Section, Second Squad, Rowan Sorrengail has more to lose—and more to hide—than ever before.
The Riders Quadrant demands endurance through torture, higher stakes, and merciless loss. But Rowan’s battles extend far beyond the training field. A rebellion brews in secret, his father’s slow poisoning remains unsolved, and the fragile loyalty of his squad rests squarely on his shoulders.
The first-years he’s meant to lead—wide-eyed and untested—remind him painfully of who he used to be. Just a week ago, Rowan and his own squad had stood as first-years: bruised, scarred, and still standing only by the will of their dragons and each other.
Still, there’s no time to grieve.
The Games may be over, but the real war has only just begun.
And this year, their bonds with one another might not be enough to keep them safe.
This is the sequel to Another Flame in the Fire.
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Responsibility. Loyalty. Justice.
As Wingleader of Second Wing, Rowan Sorrengail carries more responsibility than ever before—the lives of his Wing, the growing rebellion, and now his younger sister Violet, who will soon face the Parapet and join the Riders Quadrant under their mother’s order.
Alongside Xaden Riorson and the rest of the marked children of the rebellion, Rowan works to strengthen the rebellion from within Basgiath’s walls. But trust has become a fragile thing, especially in a place like Basgiath. And while Rowan already knows that Xaden is keeping the truth about Lieutenant Colonel Aisereigh buried, some secrets still have a way of turning allies into enemies.
Haunted by the memory of his father’s murder, Rowan is determined to see the men responsible pay for it. Yet even as vengeance consumes him, something unexpected begins to tear down his carefully built walls—a charming, sharp-tongued someone who refuses to let him run, no matter how hard he tries.
This is the third book in the I Didn’t Want to be a Weapon (I Sharpened My Edges Anyways) and follows To Strike An Iron Cast.
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Brother, I Confess, I See Little of Me Left by Makayla_Burden24
Fandoms: The Empyrean - Rebecca Yarros
08 Dec 2025
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Rowan Sorrengail survived the Battle of Resson.
He wasn’t meant to—Deigh wasn’t meant to—yet somehow, he lived.
But survival came at a cost.
Blinding light. Burning magic.
Now Rowan wakes in a world of white, his sight gone, his future torn open, and the people he trusted most revealed to have been keeping the one secret he never could have braced for:
Brennan is alive.Blind, furious, and heartbreakingly lost, Rowan must relearn how to walk through the world—how to fight, how to fly, how to love—without the one sense he relied on most. Graduation looms, deployment is debatable, and the rebellion’s war against the venin only grows more desperate. But with Colonel Aetos and Lieutenant Colonel Markham still circling like vultures over Basgiath—and with Violet and Liam returning as second-years—Rowan has no choice but to keep moving.
No choice but to decide who he wants to become.
Rowan knows he’ll forgive some of them eventually. He always does.
But Brennan?
He isn’t sure he has enough heart left to even try.
Brother, I Confess, I See Little of Me Left is the fourth instalment in the I Didn’t Want to Be a Weapon (I Sharpened My Edges Anyways) series.
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