A Court of Mist and Fury
by Sarah J. Maas
Contents
Chapter Sixty-Four
Overview
In Hybern’s throne room, Tamlin’s alliance with the king is exposed: he traded access to Prythian for Feyre’s return, still convinced Rhysand manipulated her. Feyre breaks the spell suppressing her power, refuses Tamlin, and Hybern reveals that Rhysand is her true mate, turning Tamlin’s rescue into humiliation and rage. The chapter raises the stakes sharply when Hybern brings in Feyre’s captured sisters, giving the king powerful leverage over her and her allies.
Summary
In Hybern’s throne room, Feyre reels as Tamlin and Lucien appear beside the king. Tamlin stares at Feyre’s changed appearance and ignores Rhysand’s demand for an explanation. The King of Hybern openly explains the bargain: Tamlin agreed to let Hybern’s armies enter Prythian through Spring Court territory in exchange for Feyre being returned to him. Tamlin insists he came to take Feyre home, believing Rhysand used the bargain bond to control her, but Feyre rejects him and says she left because she was dying in Tamlin’s house.
As the king prepares to sever Feyre’s bond to Rhysand, Feyre panics at the thought of losing Rhys permanently. Rhysand remains still, partly to avoid exposing their mating scent, while the others assess their chances of survival: Jurian watches Mor with murderous intent, Azriel is badly injured, and Cassian stays ready to fight. Instead of struggling blindly, Feyre changes tactics and gently unravels the spell suppressing her power by understanding it rather than attacking it.
When Tamlin moves to seize Feyre, Feyre frees her magic, turns to mist and shadow, and winnows out of his grasp. Rhysand immediately strikes Tamlin, and Feyre retreats into Rhysand’s arms while Mor supports Azriel. Tamlin realizes something is deeply wrong, and the King of Hybern gleefully reveals the truth: Feyre left Tamlin only to find her mate. Tamlin turns his fury on Rhysand, while Hybern’s soldiers flood the room and tighten the trap around Feyre and her allies.
The Cauldron is brought out again, and Feyre instinctively reaches for her many powers, only for the king’s magic to clamp down on them once more. The king taunts Feyre about her unusual power, born from all seven courts, and implies he means to force answers from her. Feyre warns Tamlin that if he takes her from her mate, she will destroy him and his court, but Tamlin still refuses to understand the truth. Then the King of Hybern unveils his final move: the four remaining human queens enter, and their guards drag in Feyre’s bound and gagged sisters, making clear that he now has hostages to control her.
Who Appears
- Feyrerefuses Tamlin, breaks Hybern’s spell, reaches Rhys, and is shattered when her sisters are produced.
- Tamlinrevealed as Hybern’s ally; demands Feyre return home, believing Rhys manipulated her.
- Rhysandstays controlled under magical restraint, protects Feyre, and is revealed as her mate.
- The King of Hyberncontrols the room, exposes Tamlin’s bargain, restrains Feyre’s magic, and unveils her sisters as leverage.
- Lucienarrives with Tamlin, looks uneasy, and clearly recognizes the disaster unfolding.
- Azrielbadly wounded and barely conscious, yet still watches for threats and reaches for his blades.
- Cassiansupports Azriel, snarls at Tamlin, and prepares for a possible fight.
- Mormoves to help support Azriel and stands ready as the room fills with enemies.
- Jurianwatches Mor with hostile intent after helping spring Hybern’s trap.
- Feyre’s sistersbrought in bound and gagged, becoming Hybern’s most immediate threat against Feyre.
- The remaining queensarrive with open hatred and accompany the reveal of Feyre’s captured sisters.