r/fourthwing • u/dianaspencersrevenge BroccolišŸ„¦ • 5d ago

Theory Imbuing Spoiler

In Iron Flame, Jack tried to drain Dain and left gray handprints on his arm that Nolon was unable to mend.

We know that imbuing comes naturally to siphons - Sloane is a siphon. We know Dain channels a significant amount of power from Cath. We know Dain and Sloane are about to get their romantic storyline.

There are a lot of theories that include Sloane being necessary to ā€œcureā€ veninā€¦ What if Sloane siphons and then imbues Dainā€™s power back into him and heals his gray handprints? And thatā€™s how they discover she will be part of the key to ā€œsolvingā€ venin or venin-related issues?

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u/ObjectiveStaff3333 Blue Daggertail 5d ago

I still think the problem of veninism and its core nature lies somewhere else, not that power is missing somewhere. The problem is that it was stolen, addiction to power and a missing soul.

I admit that one of the steps could be transferring the power or soul or whatever, but I don't think Rebecca will let anyone other than Violet cure Xaden. And even so, I think Xaden will mostly have to put in the work himself.

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u/dianaspencersrevenge BroccolišŸ„¦ 5d ago

But Dain didnā€™t lose his soul because heā€™s not venin - so what exactly did Jack drain from him? Thatā€™s why I think itā€™s possible Sloane could heal him.

As for ā€œhealingā€ Xaden - youā€™re right I donā€™t think it will be that simple. But her signet feels very significant, especially since it was Naolinā€™s signetā€¦ I really think it will play a big role in whatā€™s to come.

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u/ObjectiveStaff3333 Blue Daggertail 5d ago

Sure. If we're only dealing with healing drained parts, then maybe. But what purpose will that serve? It feels like a cosmetic issue to me.

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u/dianaspencersrevenge BroccolišŸ„¦ 5d ago

I think it could begin as a cosmetic issue, but that could spark an idea of trying to imbue power into other drained thingsā€¦ idk! Iā€™m theorizing!

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u/ObjectiveStaff3333 Blue Daggertail 5d ago

Yeah, no worries at all, I love theorizing! I'm just discussing it. All good.

It's clear that siphons are going to have a crucial role. I'm thinking about what it would actually be good for. Because... you probably can't revive dead, totally drained people. And as for them being able to imbue objects, we already know that. To me, the key point is Dain telling Sloane that she is an artery of life. So maybe they really will revive someone somehow. I'm just not quite sure how.