# Ep. 79 - Eldest: Nar Garzhvog, Witches Brew, & The Storm Breaks

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Podcast: [Eragon And Back Again](https://stenobird.com/podcast/eragon-and-back-again-6409523)
Published: 2026-06-17T06:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

Who do you call a monster? Darien and Lucy dive into the endgame in Eldest chapter 65, “Nar Garzhvog,” chapter 66, “Witches Brew,” and chapter 67, “The Storm Breaks.” Talking points include Paolini challenging the idea of monstrousness in fantasy, Nasuada being an incredible leader, the tools we can equip to never see people as things, Angela living up to her reputation as a witch, what it looks like when a Rider goes to war, and a mysterious threat coming up the river. Content Warning: This episode contains mention of blood, violence, and death in relation to war. Sparks of Inspiration Lucy commissioned some very good art of her D&D character. Darien is devastated by the quality of The Everlasting by Alix E. Harrow. 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 Raya and the Last Dragon and The Voyage of the Dawn Treader 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 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.

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