Rhys winnows Feyre into an ancient forest on the eastern edge of Prythian’s neutral territory and explains that no High Lord rules there. He tells Feyre that the Weaver of the Wood is one of the most dangerous creatures in the area and that even Amarantha avoided provoking her. On the way to the Weaver’s home, Rhys needles Feyre with jokes about Cassian and sexual banter, deliberately keeping Feyre angry and distracted so fear will not overwhelm her before the test.

They reach a small white cottage in a clearing, its ordinary appearance making it even more unsettling. Rhys silently indicates that Feyre must go inside, take the object hidden there, and get out without being caught. When Feyre approaches the cracked-open door, Rhys disappears, leaving Feyre to rely on her own stealth and resolve as she reminds herself that she is no longer prey.

Inside, Feyre finds a hoarded room full of strange objects and hears the Weaver singing a beautiful but gruesome ballad while working at a spinning wheel. The Weaver appears young from behind, but the scene is filled with menace, especially when Feyre realizes the white fiber being spun is likely something far worse than wool. Feyre searches the cottage quietly, at first sensing nothing, and her thoughts drift to Rhys, Tamlin, and the monstrous things she has done and survived.

Then Feyre feels a distinct pull, as if an object is calling to her, and follows it to a shelf near the hearth. There she finds a ring of gold and silver set with a deep blue stone and recognizes that it unmistakably belongs to Rhys, confirming the Bone Carver was right that she can track what they need. Feyre takes the ring as silently as possible, but the instant she lifts it from the shelf, the Weaver stops singing.