Tamlin

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The High Lord of the Spring Court, once a beacon of hope and now a storm of wounded pride and simmering rage, isolated by betrayal and his own blind fury.

High Lord of the Spring Court, a ruler whose power over growth and shaping is matched only by his capacity for destruction—both of the land and of himself. Once known for his warmth and fierce protectiveness, he has become volatile, paranoid, and isolated, his court a hollow shell of whispers and fear as he lashes out at every perceived threat, unable to see that the enemy he fights most is the one within.

Appearance

Tamlin is tall and powerfully built, with the broad shoulders and easy grace of a warrior born to rule—golden hair that catches the sun like a crown, eyes the color of spring leaves that now hold a constant, brittle fire. He dresses in the green and gold of his court, but the fine clothes hang on a frame grown gaunt with sleeplessness, and the shadows beneath his eyes speak of a man who has not known peace in years.

Also known as: Tamlin, High Lord of Spring, the Beast, Lord of the Spring Court, Tam

What They Know

• The full terms of Amarantha's curse and the cost of breaking it—including the truth that love was the key and that he failed to speak it in time.
• The location of the Spring Court's hidden armories and caches of faebane, stockpiled against a war he knew was coming.
• The weakness of the Wall at certain seasonal boundaries, knowledge he traded to the King of Hybern in a desperate gambit.
• The identity and habits of the Suriel, which he once hunted for answers and now avoids for fear of what it would say.
• The secret of the Book of Breathings' first half—hidden in the Spring Court's oldest vault, a relic he has kept from even his closest advisors.
• The truth of Feyre's betrayal: that she was sent by Rhysand as a spy, and that every tender moment was a lie woven for the Night Court.
• The location of a Cauldron-made blade, buried beneath the manor's oldest oak, a weapon he has never dared to use.
• The King of Hybern's true plan—not merely to tear down the Wall, but to unmake the courts themselves and rule a single, slavering realm.

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