Feyre and Rhysand are the endgame couple ofACourt of Thorns & Roses, butFeyre almost marries someone else during the series' second installment. Although thefirstACOTARbookpairs Feyre with Tamlin, its sequel flips the expected outcome ofSarah J. Maas' fantasy series. Rhysand interrupts Feyre’s wedding, much to her relief, and the two of them gradually fall for one another during her trips to the Night Court. One has to wonder how things would have turned out if Feyre hadn’t mentally called out for help before committing to a life with Tamlin.
It’s possible Rhysand would still have stopped the wedding inACOMAF, given what he knows about Feyre and how much he despises Tamlin. However, this would contradict Maas' depiction of Rhysand’s character, which paints him as the type of person to let Feyre make her own choices — at least initially. Thanks to the mental connection the two share at the beginning ofA Court of Mist & Fury,we’ll never have to find out how things could have unfolded differently. But it’s an interesting question, especially accounting for some of the inconsistencies with Rhysand’s character.
Feyre’s silent plea for help is all Rhysand needs to hear before interrupting her wedding, butit’s possible he would have stopped her from marrying Tamlin anyway. Rhysand knows Feyre is his mate before this incident, and the pair obviously develop a bond while they’re Under the Mountain. While being mates doesn’t necessarily need to end in a romance in theACOTARuniverse, it seems unlikely Rhysand would have let Feyre wed someone else without at least informing her of their bond.
Rhysand could tell that she needed someone to step in, and he knew that Tamlin wasn’t treating her the way she deserved.
Additionally,Rhysand knows that Feyre and Tamlin are struggling even before she panics at their wedding. Because of their connection, he realizes that Feyre is having nightmares and struggling with PTSD, and he’s able to tell that Tamlin isn’t concerned about it. He admits as much inACOMAF, so he had a good reason to delay her wedding whether she called for help or not. Rhysand could tell that she needed someone to step in, and he knew that Tamlin wasn’t treating her the way she deserved.
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Add in the fact that Rhysand and Tamlin have a tumultuous history together, and there were numerous reasons Rhysand might have crossed this line.There’s only one argument for why he might have let Feyre marry Tamlin anyway, and it’s a flimsy one — especially afterA Court of Silver Flames.
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There’s only one reason that Rhysand might have let Feyre go through with her marriage to Tamlin inACOMAF, and it’s the fact that he typically respects her enough to let her choose. Once Feyre and Rhysand are together,Maas makes it exceedingly clear that they trust one another— even when it means letting the other do something dangerous or that they don’t necessarily agree with. Rhysand clearly cares for Feyre’s well-being, so he also wouldn’t risk making her emotional state worse if there was a chance she still wanted to marry Tamlin.
Feyre would have needed more information to make a proper decision about marrying Tamlin, as she didn’t know that Rhysand was her mate at the time.
That said, Feyre would have needed more information to make a proper decision about marrying Tamlin, as she didn’t know that Rhysand was her mate at the time. This might have swayed Rhysand towards interrupting anyway, as she at least deserved to know her options.A Court of Silver Flames’worst Rhysand decisionfurther hurts the argumentthat he would have let her choose, as he withholds crucial information from her during this installment, raising questions about whether their dynamic is as healthy as it seems.
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We’ll never have a real answer about what Rhysand would have done if Feyre hadn’t asked for help, butit seems likely he’d interrupt the wedding regardless of how things played out. He’d at least buy Feyre time to be in a healthier mental state when making the choice, and he’d probably want her to know about the mating bond first. Thankfully, she makes his decision to intervene during the secondA Court of Thorns & Rosesbook much easier by outright asking for aid.
