Prince Varian—cousin of Tarquin, High Lord of the Summer Court—sent Amren news of the attack; Varian and Amren shared mutual attraction when the Night Court visited the Summer Court to steal part of the Book of Breathings. Though Tarquin hates them for stealing the spell book, Rhys insists on aiding him.

The Night Court and Illyrian army winnow to Adriata. Feyre is struck by the “chaos” of the fighting and thinks of Alis, who sought safety in the Summer Court. Feyre realizes her warrior friends hate battle but are “willing to dive into its hell” for those they love (352).

Feyre fights Hybern soldiers at the palace, killing them easily with her powers but struggling emotionally. Blood floods the palace floor. Finding a dozen of Tarquin’s soldiers overwhelmed, Feyre turns the room pitch black, and she and Mor slaughter the Hybern troops in the dark. Meanwhile, the Illyrian forces support Tarquin’s ships against Hybern’s fleet. Feyre reaches out through the mating bond, and Rhys, under high mental guard, eventually allows her to see his point of view. He vaporizes Hybern soldiers as he lands on one of their ships. The King of Hybern strides on deck.