
When Ido has her cornered, Eona uses her dragon's power to force compassion into Ido. Heel–Face Brainwashing: Explored near the end of the first book and throughout the second.Her predecessor had also been in a similar triangle with the then emperor, and the then Rat Dragon, Somo. Generation Xerox: In the second book, Eona gets trapped in a Love Triangle between Kygo, the future emperor, and Ido, the Rat Dragoneye.Eona is assigned this number when she is entered into a tournament. Four Is Death: The number four is considered unlucky in this universe due to its connection with death.The "bi" part is implied when Eona converses with a young eunuch and concludes that the King had abused him as well. Depraved Bisexual: Implied with Sethon, a cruel tyrant who is known to treat his prostitutes violently.She doubts herself and tries to convince herself that maybe he's changed, and her allies even start to worry that she's forgiving him too quickly, but she ends up viewing him warily. After being the villain of the first book but having compassion pushed into his heart, Lord Ido turns out to be vital to Eona's survival, as she needs him to control her powers. There are 12 dragons, 12 pearls on the folio strings, and 12 Dragoneyes. Ambition Is Evil: The Rat Dragon is the keeper of ambition.There are currently two books in the series, Eon: Dragoneye Reborn and Eona: The Last Dragoneye (also known as The Necklace of the Gods). Any woman caught using the dragon magic is put to death. Women are not allowed to partake of the magic of the dragons because it is believed that they would taint it. When a dragon is ascendant in the year it represents, it chooses its apprentice from twelve boys, each twelve years old, born in its year. In the Empire of the Celestial Dragons, inspired by the history and cultures of China and Japan, twelve dragons representing the twelve-year cycle of the Chinese zodiac are connected to human apprentices. Will she be chosen, or destroyed? Eon: Dragoneye Reborn tells the tale of sixteen-year-old Eona, masquerading as twelve-year-old Eon.
