I’m going to say something crazy 🎊🥳
I think “and her” was referring to Cat. I don’t think Theophanie is an idiot and “the crown will be yours” is another way to say Cat will give a shit about you. Theophanie taunting Bodhi about “and her” before looking at Violet was purposefully misleading the readers into thinking it was about Violet. Bodhi protects Violet, in iron flame with the jacket and when Varrish is being a dick and when Violet needs to face Theophanie etc. I think something could be flying a little bit under the radar though..and I noticed, for whatever reason, Bodhi seems more invested in Cat/flier shit than the rest of Xaden’s friends. Bodhi is arguing with Garrick and Xaden when they come back from a weapons drop in fourth wing about “There has to be something more we can do”, he’s the first rider that wants to fight in Resson, he tells Xaden that Syrena got out of Resson and Cat was alive too (I really don’t know how Cat would be there in the first place but thanks for the update Bodhi🙌). He brings up how Xaden didn’t even care this much about Catriona and I know it’s a popular theory that he was a shit stirrer here and that is possible but why aren’t we considering why the Bodhi mind is meandering to Catriona lol..he keeps Xaden updated on Cat and Violet drama in Aretia, he asks Violet about Cat’s behavior, I’m pretty sure he was the one that was like “aren’t you going to do anything” to Xaden during the mat fight.
Onyx storm was more fishy. Bodhi helps Violet with her treasonous plan to give the fliers their powers at Basgiath even though he knows Xaden would kill him for it, he says he’d kill to go on the quest squad trip, he’s the only rider that is talking with the others about how gryphons won’t make certain routes, he defies Xaden’s orders and fights at Draithus and flew low with the gryphons to stop the wyverns from getting to the Poromish.
Idk if it’s common knowledge or not so I’ll just say that Rebecca said “I Look in People’s Windows” is Bodhi’s Taylor swift song and said “bodhi wants what Xaden has, but he doesn’t want to”. in my opinion, I think that means he either has a thing for Violet or for Cat. I don’t know what Rebecca would do with a Bodhi loves Violet storyline, I think the sense of betrayal between Xaden and Bodhi would be too big and dramatic. and it’s possible…but Bodhi wanting to be with Cat is just less messy? It’s humanizing for Bodhi if he just wanted Cat to love him and that’s why he’s being a difficult shit to Xaden in onyx storm and resentful of the throne. We know Violet doesn’t know Bodhi that well, I think it would be juicier if they knew each other for years, but if Bodhi had an obsession atp, it just gives him wanting to crawl into Xaden’s skin. which could be fun but I’m kind of over the horrors of Xaden having genuine problems with all of his family members. I also think it’s interesting that Rebecca wrote a contemporary coming out soon about a woman realizing she really loves her fiancé’s cousin when they’re stuck on an island like now we know she can and would go there lol