# Ep. 67 - Eldest: A Maze of Opposition, Hanging by a Thread, & Elva

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Podcast: [Eragon And Back Again](https://stenobird.com/podcast/eragon-and-back-again-6409523)
Published: 2025-12-24T07:00:00+00:00
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Duration seconds: 4896

## Resource

It's all about lace. Darien and Lucy are so excited to spend time with Nasuada in chapter 35, “A Maze of Opposition,” chapter 36, “Hanging by a Thread,” and chapter 37, “Elva.” Talking points include Darien struggling to remember which British male fantasy writer to credit for a piece of writing advice, how to actually address crime in a community, Nasuada’s fear of magic, a brilliant solution to a complicated problem, and catching up with that baby Eragon accidentally cursed. Sparks of Inspiration Lucy is inspired by an incredibly vivid dream Darien plugs The Dragons' Keep again and praises Kelly Barnhill’s When Women Were Dragons. Share your Sparks of Inspiration or your thoughts about Eragon with us on Instagram ⁠ ⁠@EragonPod⁠ ⁠ or send an email to eragonpod@gmail.com (Here it is, Owen!!) Snag your own ⁠EABA merch!⁠ Help Lucy meet Toothless at Universal Epic Universe AND listen to our bonus episode about Quest for Camelot and When Women Were Dragons by supporting the show on Patreon: ⁠ https://www.patreon.com/EABA Cover art by Luana Pastor No portion of this episode may be used for AI training purposes or to create derivative works without express written permission from the creators and co-hosts Lucy Hart and Darien Smartt.

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