A Court of Thorns and Roses Chapter 45 Summary & Analysis

Feyre feels herself leaving her body and viewing the scene from someone else’s eyes. Lucien removes his mask—and Tamlin roars, shifts into his beast form, and pins Amarantha against the wall. Other faeries restrain the Attor and guards, someone throws a sword at Tamlin, and Tamlin stabs Amarantha with it. He rips her throat out. Feyre realizes she’s watching through Rhysand’s eyes as Tamlin rushes to her body and holds her. Feyre wants to beg Tamlin’s forgiveness, but she can’t move. Then, the High Lord of the Autumn Court approaches Tamlin and drops a spark onto Feyre’s chest. Other High Lords do the same. Rhysand is the last, and he tells Tamlin they’re even now. Tamlin conjures a spark in his palm and touches Feyre’s chest.

When Lucien removes his mask, it confirms that Feyre won Amarantha’s wager. It also symbolizes the idea that now, all the mysteries that have plagued Feyre and Tamlin throughout the novel are resolved—there are no more secrets, and no more deception. The faeries seem to all acknowledge that they owe their freedom to a human, a being that many of them, in some way or another, have looked down on for decades or even centuries. How they plan to make things right remains to be seen, but what’s clear is that Feyre has earned their respect.

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A Court of Thorns and Roses: Chapter 45 Summary & Analysis