On a quiet rooftop in Velaris, Feyre finds Rhysand alone under the stars and settles into his lap. Their first real private moment after the battle begins with teasing intimacy: Rhysand notices Feyre's provocative new nightgown, they joke about her getting it free for saving the shopkeepers, and Feyre points out that despite his wealth, Rhysand is reckless with money. Their conversation briefly turns to Amren, with Rhysand saying that if Amren still wants to serve as their Second, the role is hers even without her former power.

The mood shifts when Feyre admits that Rhysand's death still haunts her and that she never wants to feel that loss again. Rhysand answers by comparing her pain to what he endured when Feyre died Under the Mountain, and Feyre makes him promise never to lie to her about something so serious again. Rhysand then reveals that he heard Feyre while he was gone, and that her voice made him look back and remain a little longer instead of fully passing on.

Moved by that confession, Feyre tells Rhysand that when the time finally comes to go into death, they will go together. Rhysand agrees, calling it a bargain, and a new matching tattoo appears on Feyre's left arm, adjusted to fit around the bargain mark she already bears for Bryaxis. Rhysand shows that he has taken the same tattoo on his own arm, turning their renewed promise into a visible symbol of their bond.

Their conversation lightens again when Rhysand points out that Bryaxis has vanished, which means Feyre will eventually have to hunt the creature down and return it to the library. Feyre turns that into a larger question, asking whether Rhysand will come with her on that adventure and all the others to follow. Rhysand answers with a kiss and the promise: always.

Rhysand then carries Feyre into the night sky above Velaris. From the air, Feyre sees both the city's beauty and its wounds: music and laughter along the river, but also rubble and dark scars from the war, now brightened by small defiant candles. The sight makes Feyre think about the long work of rebuilding and her determination to leave the world better than she found it.

At Rhysand's prompting, Feyre summons wings and learns again how to fly beside him. As they soar together above the sea-kissed city and the glowing Rainbow, Rhysand shows her the wonders of Velaris. The chapter ends with Feyre embracing this peace, this shared future, and the sense that surviving together is itself a gift.