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Rhys asks Eris if he would be willing to give up his first born. Eris says no. I don’t think SJM put this in for shits and giggles. I think it’s because he has/had a first born.

Gwyn’s mom was parented by a River Nymph and someone high enough up in the Autumn court, for her to be allowed to live in the treehouse.

Rhys taunts Lucien about how sad his mom was when he defected to Spring. For him to know that, he would’ve been around her. Under the mountain. So, during the 50 years.

And we know that Amaranth would let them out to play on Fire Night.

Lucien left because his lover was killed by his father and brothers.

Eris refused to help kill them, and it cost him.

Gwyn’s mom was sent away from the treehouse to live with the Priestesses.

What if she was Eris’s first born and was sent away to punish Eris for refusing his father?

Then Gwyn would be Eris’s granddaughter.

Now, remember that we saw Eris grovel to Amarantha in the scene UTM when she asked for Feyre's name. It was said by Rhys and Lucien that she let those who grovel out for important court business.

We learn from Lucien that each Court has a Great Rite [only Spring calls it Calanmai...and Gwyn DIDN'T]. Amarantha wouldn't want to rule over dead lands. Of course, she would send Eris in lieu of Beron, because she would not trust the High Lords to leave.

Let's also remember that he and Gwyn can both scent people from far away. That their magic both "crackles" around Nesta. That they are both survivors of horrors and they have the same dry humor.

On top of that, Sangravah has to be the Autumn Court temple.

Cesere is the Night Court's temple (solar Courts). Itica is the Continent's. So the Seasonal Courts would've needed one. We know there wasnt one in Spring til Ianthe.

Autumn makes sense because Beron sent her mother away to the temple after the Spring nymphs rejected her...he wouldn't have jurisdiction to send her to another Court. ALSO, in ACOWAR, Lucien explains to Feyre that as a young male he went around and learned all about Autumn's people...a few scenes later he notices the rug in Rhys's library and says that according to the dyes, it came from Sangravah.

Therefore, Gwyn grew up in the Autumn Court and Sangravah is Autumn's temple. [Hence why Beron didn't give a shit when they were attacked, similar to Lady As sisters. It's probably where he sends all the half-breeds. It's also probably why Azriel's shadows had to tell him/them to go. He knows what it's like to be attacked (plus...mate bond sensing shit..how did he know to automatically go to the kitchen (where she was) and he slaughtered *all* of the ones hurting her lol)]

Gwyn claims her and Catrin looked for their father...BUT Eris would've been bound by Amarantha to return back UTM after the Rite (like Rhys), therefore, never knowing they existed.

But there is way way way more clues too. I have a whole highlight on my IG.

She is 100% his daughter. And tbh the delicious drama coming from her being Eris's daughter, but Azriel's mate will be DELICIOUS.

Here is my highlight:

Tamlin has enough going on, and I can't see SJM giving him a child on top of that, IMO.

Gwyn doesn't say "Calanmai" she says "Great Rite". Everyone in Spring calls it Calanmai bc it falls on the Equinox.

Every Court has a Great Rite (Lucien says this).

Sangravah isn't in Spring since Spring didn't have a working temple until Ianthe fixed it up in MaF.

The most clues point to Eris being her father, IMO.

Gwyn has crackling magic around Nesta, which is the same as Eris when he is around Nesta.

Rhys says people who groveled to Amarantha were let out for important occasions and we saw Eris groveling--the Rite would be an important occasion bc it would be useless to rule over dead lands, and she would never risk semding the High Lords. She would send the next best, which would be Eris for Autumn.

Gwyn mentions the Forest House, aka Beron is who sent her mother to Sangravah. He would have no jurisdiction to send anyone to another Court, so it has to be an Autumn Temple. This is confirmed twice. Once when Lucien said he learned about all his people as a kid then recognized the rug from Sangravah, and then when Gwyn said she had to send some of the kids up the rocky mountain paths to get help, and theres a small mountain range in Autumn on the map.

It would also make sense that there are 3 temples in 3 fae territories. Cesere is in Night for the Solar Courts. Itica is on the continent. And Sangravah is in Autumn for the Seasonal Courts.

Eris is adamant that he wouldn't willingly give his firstborn to Rhysand. I think this discussion was very purposeful and not for nothing.

Feyre and Cassian both say that his offer to Nesta was something other than lust beneath his offer to marry her. They just didn't know what. We know Nesta is closest to Gwyn.

Gwyn says a male didn't claim twin girls. Tamlin wasn't UTM at the time, so there would've been nothing stopping him from claiming them. Whereas Eris would've had to go back UTM and wasn't there when they asked around, but even still, Beron murdered Jesminda for being Lesser Fae. He wouldn't risk claiming them and Beron killing them.

The only two people who have been shown to be able to scent people from large distances are Eris and Gwyn. Eris when he scents Mor on the air and Gwyn when she scents Deirdre on the air.

Gwyn has coppery hair, not blondish, and the A.C line has red hair from Lady A.

Eris allowed Rhys in his mind for their allyship. SOMETHING he saw made him wholly believe Eris meant no harm to Night. I think the most convincing would be the safety of his child...Rhys could know. They know about Helion and Lucien too!

There's a tonnn more, but these are the main points. See the linked highlight on IG if you're interested. 🥰🥰🔥🔥

AND JUST AS A REFRESHER:

ALL the High Lords perform their own Rite in their OWN lands. For the following year. We dont know when, though. Prob to do with their own seasons and such. Calanmai, aka May Day, and Fire Night, is the celebration of the Spring Equinox. The party.

Spring's Great Rite just happens to be done the same day in the Spring Court. So Spring uses Calanmai as an umbrella word for both.

GIRL that's a strech I'm sorry lol

They treat him like an intruder and with suspicion! They use him. These people aren't his friends!

The Inner Circle wakes up in the very same cabin Feyre grew up in...except they're all human now. No powers. No wings. No magic.

Zero, zip, zilch, nada.

Outside the cabin is an endless forest. It doesn't matter which direction they walk or how many days they travel. There is no village, no civilization, no escape. The forest simply loops back in on itself, giving them no exits or roads. They've spent centuries as fae nobles with servants, estates, limitless resources, and magic to solve every inconvenience. Now they're expected to survive exactly as the Acheron sisters did.

Let's see them figure out how to chop firewood before winter.

Let's see them hunt with empty stomachs and no guarantee they'll come home with anything.

Let's see Amren refuse to lift a finger because manual labor is "beneath her," only to get yelled at by the IC for not contributing and comparing her to Nesta.

Let's see Rhysand and Mor be totally unprepared for this life because the radiance and privilege of their Court is all they know, slowly realizing that starvation makes people cruel. That fear breeds resentment. That exhaustion destroys patience. Most of all, let's see how long it takes before they start turning on one another. Let's see them accuse each other of not helping, going out to hunt, cooking, cleaning, gardening, all the things Nesta and Elain did while Feyre was out hunting.

Because eventually they'll be forced to confront the truth they spent years ignoring:

𝐆𝐰𝐲𝐧𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐥 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤 - 𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝟏

𝘚𝘦𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘵, 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘺🎶💖

𝘙𝘦𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘴

His quote "this does not bode well" is legit a staple in my life (and I told his voice actor David [who also plays Cormac] this when I interviewed him!)

BUT the one thing that bothers me about Thesan art is that they forget he is HALF Asian (Xianic).

I say that because Thesan canonically has his fathers light brown hair, and it's wavy-ish. Not black/straight hair.

And this one is the many issues I have with the ACOTAR fandom. They claim their renditions are canon when they are 100% not. And this goes for any character.

The ones that are wrong the most:

Thesan having black/long/straight hair (it's light brown, shorter, wavy).

Varian and Cresseida having blue eyes (their eyes are brown)

Any of the near-immortal characters having facial hair [I see this with Cassian especially] (SJM fae/Illyrians/angels etc DO NOT have facial hair in any series, and Feyre mentions body hair is just a sprinkle)

Luciens scar being some three pronged claw mark (when it's one dragged line from brow to jaw from Ams ONE fingernail). And let's not even get INTO how they see his metal eye...

Rhys having creepy electric purple/lavender eyes (his eyes are DEEP BLUE only *tinged* violet in certain light--think Elizabeth Taylor) [This also goes for Ruhn and Lorin!]

The Archerons hair either being way too dark or way too light. (Their hair is golden-brown.) A mix of blonde and brunette. Aka dirty blonde or light brown (my natural color...I call it field mouse brown. In some states, it's called dishwater blonde)

Lady A made to look like she's a 40+ year old human woman (when she looks the same age as her sons) [similar to Ruhn/Lorin]

Beron looking 60+, with a half gray beard, and just totally unfae, when he is the one that looks around 45-50 but STILL handsome/ethereal. (Which makes sense bc he is over 1100 going by timeline).

Viviane having ice blue eyes like Kallias (when they're actually a deep sapphire.)

And last but CERTAINLY not least bc this one I fight for my life with-- Helion being portrayed as A BLACK MAN. (SJM has stated he is Persian, and SJM's coloring book artist Charlie Bowater had a full conversation about Helion's European features, including his nose and broader brow, etc). [There is a reason Lucien is so white passing nobody knew Beron wasn't actually his father.]