The morning after the wingless faerie’s death, Feyre seeks Tamlin to apologize for killing Andras. Tamlin invites her and Lucien on a ride, deflecting the heaviness with the promise of no danger. They arrive at a serene glen that soothes Feyre, where light banter about the Suriel signals thawing tensions.

Tamlin leads Feyre to a hidden silver pool that shimmers like starlight and invites her to swim. Initially hesitant, Feyre chooses boldness and joins him, the warm, silken water easing her guard. Amid playful teasing about happiness, Tamlin admits the glen was his childhood refuge, and the intimacy between them quietly grows.

When Feyre asks about Lucien’s reaction to the previous night, Tamlin reveals Lucien’s past: a youngest son in the ruthless Autumn Court, whose lover was executed by his father, prompting Lucien to flee; his brothers hunted him, and Tamlin killed one aggressor while Lucien killed another before Tamlin made him emissary. The revelation reframes Lucien’s sharp edges. Floating together, Feyre also shares her family’s fall from wealth, her father’s ruined ships to Bharat, and how necessity drove her to hunt.

On the ride back, Feyre thanks Lucien for his Suriel advice and lightens the moment with a joke. Lucien admits he hesitated when she screamed but acknowledges her selfless first shot to save the Suriel. He offers her a jeweled hunting knife as recompense and a gesture of respect, subtly easing the strain between them.