She is trying to paint but ends up critiquing the paintings she did in the past weeks, comparing how she once was to who she is now that she's changed. She is back in the Spring Court, in her old drawing-room in Tamlin's manor. The book then picks up the present storyline, returning to Feyre's point of view. Again and again, Rhysand looks and digs his way through corpses of dead Illyrians. He does the same, seeing if that other soldier is one of his brothers and discovering it's not. After a moment of relief, Rhysand spots another set of Illyrian wings poking up from the piled bodies. He sees that the soldier's hair and complexion bear a resemblance to Cassian but the face shows that it isn't him. When he spots a half-shredded Illyrian wing, he fears it might be Cassian or Azriel, and start picking through the corpses.

Rhysand is walking among the aftermath of that day's fight, looking around at the dead. The book starts with a prologue as a flashback, from Rhysand's point of view, that takes place on a battlefield during the War that took place 2 years before the construction of the Wall. Amidst these struggles, Feyre and Rhysand must decide whom to trust amongst the cunning and lethal High Lords, and hunt for allies in unexpected places. One slip could bring doom not only for Feyre, but for everything-and everyone-she holds dear.Īs war bears down upon them all, Feyre endeavors to take her place amongst the High Fae of the land, balancing her struggle to master her powers-both magical and political-and her love for her court and family. But to do so she must play a deadly game of deceit. Feyre has returned to the Spring Court, determined to gather information on Tamlin's actions and learn what she can about the invading king threatening to bring her land to its knees.

Book 3 a court of thorns and roses