The Night Court · A Life Cut Short
Rhysand's Mother
“A seamstress who loved to fly — until cruelty took the sky from her.”
Rhysand's Mother
The low-born Illyrian who became a High Lord's mate.
A seamstress from a Night Court war-camp who loved to fly, mate to the old High Lord — murdered in retribution for the Night Court's mercy.
At a glance
The mother he lost.
Originlow-born Illyrian seamstress
Lovedto fly
Mate tothe old High Lord of Night
Mother ofRhysand
Killed byTamlin's father and brothers
In retribution forthe Night Court freeing its mortal slaves
Murdered for mercy
The price of the Night Court's kindness.
When the Night Court freed its mortal slaves, the High Lord of Spring's family took their revenge — murdering Rhysand's mother and his sister. A low-born Illyrian who had loved nothing so much as the open sky, she became one of the oldest wounds Rhysand carries, and part of why he wears the masks he does.
