A Novel Bunch

Crescent City: House of Sky and Breath: (Ch 48-63): Agent Day Revealed?! (Our Theories)

Jun 23, 2026 · 43 min · 13 segments

#066: This week on *A Novel Bunch,* we're covering chapters 48–63 of *House of Sky and Breath* and BUNCHIES... every time we think we've uncovered one of Danika's secrets, Sarah J. Maas reveals she…

#066: This week on *A Novel Bunch,* we're covering chapters 48–63 of *House of Sky and Breath* and BUNCHIES... every time we think we've uncovered one of Danika's secrets, Sarah J. Maas reveals she was apparently running seventeen different investigations at the same time. *\*SPOILERS AHEAD\** Bryce and Hunt are still reeling from the aftermath of their life-changing voyage, but peace doesn't last long as new revelations about Emile, Sofie, and Danika's secret plans continue piling up. Between mysterious symbols, rebel conspiracies, and favors owed to the Viper Queen, it becomes increasingly clear that Danika was playing a much bigger game than anyone realized. Meanwhile, the gang gains some unexpected allies, including Baxian, a dragon, and a house full of rescued fire sprites, while dangerous new threats emerge across Midgard in the form of deathstalkers, growing demon activity, and a very suspicious Under-King. As Bryce digs deeper into ancient secrets, shocking connections begin to surface involving the Princes of Hel, the Asteri, and a war that may be far from over. On the romance front? We get everything from Bryce publicly claiming Hunt as her mate in front of Midgard's elite, to one of the biggest reveals of the series: a certain secret relationship we've been theorizing about for weeks. And if that wasn't enough, Ruhn and Day finally meet face-to-face... sort of. By the end of these chapters, Bryce is learning just how powerful she really is, receives some interesting information about Hunt's origins, and the Under-King delivers an ultimatum that could determine the fate of Connor, the Pack of Devils, and possibly Midgard itself. Let's get into it, Bunchies!

#066: This week on *A Novel Bunch,* we're covering chapters 48–63 of *House of Sky and Breath* and BUNCHIES... every time we think we've uncovered one of Danika's secrets, Sarah J. Maas reveals she…

Speakers: Alyssa Tabit SmithHostMolly BurnettHost

Catching-Up & Post-Travel Chatter0:00 – 3:31

Alyssa Tabit SmithHost

0:00

I was gonna say, you're, you're looking very New York-esque.

Alyssa Tabit SmithHost

0:03

Did you just-

Molly BurnettHost

0:03

You guys-

Alyssa Tabit SmithHost

0:04

... get back from NYC?

Molly BurnettHost

0:06

For those that are just listening-

Alyssa Tabit SmithHost

0:07

[laughs] Oh, yeah

Molly BurnettHost

0:08

...

Molly BurnettHost

0:08

I look like Captain Jack Sparrow, and I sound like Kathleen Turner because I've been in Vegas and New York for the last week and a half, and I'm exhausted, and I didn't wanna do my hair, and I just figured out a cool new way to wear a bandana.

Molly BurnettHost

0:19

I- it's a, it's been a thing for a very long time.

Molly BurnettHost

0:22

I said, "I just figured out how to do it," so now-

Alyssa Tabit SmithHost

0:24

Well-

Molly BurnettHost

0:24

...

Molly BurnettHost

0:24

I'm beating it to death.

Alyssa Tabit SmithHost

0:26

Did you not do it early 2000s? I was all about that life.

Molly BurnettHost

0:30

Mm-hmm.

Alyssa Tabit SmithHost

0:30

I would always wear a bandana, little low-rise jeans-

Molly BurnettHost

0:33

Adore it.

Molly BurnettHost

0:33

No

Alyssa Tabit SmithHost

0:33

... like a little white tank, but, like, crop top style.

Alyssa Tabit SmithHost

0:36

I loved that life.

Molly BurnettHost

0:36

No, I was, I was so worried about my career.

Molly BurnettHost

0:40

[laughs] I wasn't... [laughs]

Alyssa Tabit SmithHost

0:42

Early 2000s, what age? Like, 15? [laughs]

Molly BurnettHost

0:45

Yes, bitch.

Molly BurnettHost

0:46

Yes, yes.

Alyssa Tabit SmithHost

0:46

I'm going to Hollywood, mom and dad.

Alyssa Tabit SmithHost

0:48

[laughs]

Molly BurnettHost

0:48

Yes.

Molly BurnettHost

0:49

I was doing musical theater, uh, community theater.

Molly BurnettHost

0:51

I was, like, where...

Molly BurnettHost

0:52

That's- I would have, like, a Wicked T-shirt.

Alyssa Tabit SmithHost

0:54

Also, same.

Molly BurnettHost

0:56

[laughs]

Alyssa Tabit SmithHost

0:56

But I did lo- I, you know I love me a little Y2K fashion.

Alyssa Tabit SmithHost

1:00

Some fashion all day long.

Molly BurnettHost

1:01

Oh, my God.

Molly BurnettHost

1:01

Of course.

Alyssa Tabit SmithHost

1:02

I can't help it.

Molly BurnettHost

1:02

Of course.

Alyssa Tabit SmithHost

1:03

So New York was amazing.

Alyssa Tabit SmithHost

1:04

Did you have the best time?

Molly BurnettHost

1:05

It was so wonderful.

Molly BurnettHost

1:06

Well, I went, um, to, uh...

Molly BurnettHost

1:07

I went to Vegas with Chrishell.

Molly BurnettHost

1:10

Uh-

Alyssa Tabit SmithHost

1:10

That's right

Molly BurnettHost

1:10

... and we... she had, like, a, a fun thing with the Wynn, so I went with her to that, and, um, we just wild out for about 72 hours, and then I had, like, six hours to pack and then had to go to New York.

Molly BurnettHost

1:22

Uh, and Rachel Lindsay stayed with me.

Molly BurnettHost

1:24

Um, and we had such a blast, and I had a bunch of, like, agent meetings and all kinds of crazy stuff.

Molly BurnettHost

1:29

Um, and I got to see all my friends, uh, that I haven't seen in a couple years since SVU ended and, um, yeah, so it was so, it was so...

Molly BurnettHost

1:36

I'm, I'm so exhausted.

Molly BurnettHost

1:37

I have no dopamine left.

Alyssa Tabit SmithHost

1:38

[laughs]

Molly BurnettHost

1:39

I have no voice left.

Molly BurnettHost

1:40

All of my friends are like, "Stop talking.

Molly BurnettHost

1:42

That's how you get your voice back.

Molly BurnettHost

1:43

You have to fucking stop talking," and I can't, and now I'm doing a podcast.

Alyssa Tabit SmithHost

1:47

I know.

Alyssa Tabit SmithHost

1:47

I know.

Alyssa Tabit SmithHost

1:48

And we tried to move it as late as we could, but I will say you sound a lot better than you did on Saturday, Sunday.

Alyssa Tabit SmithHost

1:54

That, that, that was a vibe, not one that I would usually lean into, but I still, I still enjoyed it.

Alyssa Tabit SmithHost

2:00

I wasn't mad at it.

Alyssa Tabit SmithHost

2:01

[laughs]

Molly BurnettHost

2:01

I mean, I was joking with my manager.

Molly BurnettHost

2:03

I was like, "May-" uh, 'cause I had a audition, and I was like, "Maybe it'll be, you know, maybe it'll be, like, a sexy Phoebe stinky shoe situation," and he was like, "Yeah, until the table read and they realize you don't really sound like that and you get recast." And I was like, "Ugh."

Alyssa Tabit SmithHost

2:15

I know.

Molly BurnettHost

2:16

Hurt.

Alyssa Tabit SmithHost

2:17

Bunchies, I gotta tell you, Molly, so she came home Sunday, or did you come home Monday? Yeah, she came home-

Molly BurnettHost

2:23

Monday.

Molly BurnettHost

2:23

Monday

Alyssa Tabit SmithHost

2:23

...

Alyssa Tabit SmithHost

2:23

Monday morning, okay? She had, like, a 6:00 AM flight out of New York to LA, had to do this, like, six-hour flight, which hate that.

Alyssa Tabit SmithHost

2:31

That's just the worst.

Alyssa Tabit SmithHost

2:33

You're in another time zone.

Alyssa Tabit SmithHost

2:34

That's gonna mess you up.

Alyssa Tabit SmithHost

2:36

She gets off the plane and she goes to put herself on tape-

Molly BurnettHost

2:40

[laughs]

Alyssa Tabit SmithHost

2:41

... for this, like, i- I think it was, like, a callback or producers or whatever it was.

Alyssa Tabit SmithHost

2:45

So she's auditioning, doing that.

Alyssa Tabit SmithHost

2:47

Then she wakes up the next morning, her voice is still gone, and she's got another audition tape she's gotta get to.

Alyssa Tabit SmithHost

2:54

[laughs] And now-

Molly BurnettHost

2:54

[laughs]

Alyssa Tabit SmithHost

2:54

... we're here filming this.

Alyssa Tabit SmithHost

2:56

So God bless you, baby.

Alyssa Tabit SmithHost

2:58

Like, you're doing the thing, but I'm so excited to talk to you today.

Molly BurnettHost

3:02

Well, and thank you.

Molly BurnettHost

3:02

Yes, 'cause I also-

Alyssa Tabit SmithHost

3:03

Yeah

Molly BurnettHost

3:03

... 'cause I remember I was like, "This weekend I'm gonna relax.

Molly BurnettHost

3:05

It's gonna be great.

Molly BurnettHost

3:06

I'm gonna chill." No.

Molly BurnettHost

3:08

I have to...

Molly BurnettHost

3:08

I'm seeing a show tonight with Brianna, like, a play.

Molly BurnettHost

3:10

Her friend's got a play premier I promised her I'd go to.

Molly BurnettHost

3:13

And then tomorrow Chrishell's doing a Pride thing, and I'm like, "Hell, yeah, I'll go." She's like, "'Cause G's practicing with their band and stuff, so they can't sh-" And I was like, "Absolutely, I'll come join you." So I'm not resting at all.

Alyssa Tabit SmithHost

3:23

No.

Alyssa Tabit SmithHost

3:23

And you're not going to, and I know that about you.

Alyssa Tabit SmithHost

3:25

I'm like, baby, just take your time when you can take your time-

Molly BurnettHost

3:29

[laughs]

Alyssa Tabit SmithHost

3:29

... 'cause we are all out here wildin'.

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