Xaden’s parents *Onyx storm spoilers
Did it strike anyone else that Fen seems like a total dick? Yes, I'm aware Talia was awful and I'm not defending her at all but I was shocked by how awful Fen came off in the epigraphs we got.
2 things struck me.
Talia left as soon as she possibly could. To the day that the marriage contract was fulfilled she left. Yes this is a terrible thing to do to your child but how bad must it have been for her to hightail it out of there literally as soon as she could. We are given a hint from one of the epigraphs that he didn't love her but still things must have been awful. I can't imagine he would have cared that Xaden hated Cat or approve of Violet.
When they're at Courtlyn's palace rescuing Halden, Courtlyn says that he needs to know Xaden can uphold his end of a deal even when it is unpleasant to do so, as his father did. What do we think Fen had to do to uphold his end of the bargain? Makes me wonder if he had to turn? But maybe it was just that he had to stay married to Talia.
Also, Bodhi is defs Fen's son from an extramarital relationship. He looks so much like Xaden and Xaden looks like Fen and Fen's father was listed as his uncle so probably Bodhi's mum is a half sibling.
Edit: also, what the heck are Tyrrendor getting out of Fen and Talia's marriage? They don't have a port. They don't take part in wars. Did they get some knowledge of some kind? And what did Hedotis get out of it? Did they ask for dragons?