{ACOTAR AU - Spinoff} (Note: This story aligns with "A Court of Horizon and Shadows") "They were the same, she realized, holding pain within themselves for so long. She could feel it. They both were connected in some way... and she didn't fear him as everyone else did." After being temporarily dismissed by the Daughter of Dawn, Valeria, the attendant of Dawn, decides to head to the Spring Court, visiting her aunts that reside there. Upon her arrival, Valeria notices how bad the High Lady of Night and the War against Hybern impacted them, seeing its citizens trying to return to normalcy. As she spends her time in the Spring Court, Valeria offers to help, wanting to do anything she can to assist them. But when she goes to the palace of the High Lord by herself out of curiosity, she discovers just how bad Tamlin was affected by his own actions. And once she comes face to face with him, Valeria will soon realize that they both have more things in common than they should. {All ACOTAR characters belong to Sarah J. Maas}