Tamlin was never actually truly allied with Hybern.
You can hate tamlin all you want but it is literally canon he was never actually working w Hybern. He was ALWAYS using him and playing spy. Here is 3 different passages from canon explaining this.
Lucien-“We were backed into a corner with no options. None. It was either go to war with the Night Court and Hybern, or ally with Hybern, let them try to stir up trouble, and then use that alliance to our own advantage further down the road.”
Tamlin-The mocking, hateful gleam faded into granite resolve. “I stand against Hybern.” “Prove it,” Helion goaded. Tamlin lifted his hand, and a stack of papers appeared on the little table beside his chair. “Charts of armies, ammunition, caches of faebane … Everything carefully gleaned these months.”
Feyre-Tamlin. His actions would cover Jurian’s betrayal. I had no doubt Tamlin hadn’t gone back to Hybern’s army after the meeting to betray us—but to play spy. Though after last night … it was unlikely he’d get close to Hybern again. Not when the king himself had witnessed everything.
And before anyone brings up the sisters…. Tamlin had nothing to do w that. Here is Hybern the villian himself even saying it….
The king nodded. “Why did you think I asked my dear friend Ianthe to see who Feyre Archeron would appreciate having with her for eternity?” Even as horror filled my ears with roaring silence, I glanced at the queens, the question no doubt written on my face. The king explained, “Oh, I asked them first. They deemed it too … uncouth to betray two young, misguided women. Ianthe had no such qualms. Consider it my wedding present for you both,” he added to Tamlin. But Tamlin’s face tightened. “What?” The king cocked his head, savoring every word. “I think the High Priestess was waiting until your return to tell you”
Feyre-I was going to vomit. Tamlin, to his credit, looked like he might, too. Lucien’s face had slackened. “She sold out—she sold out Feyre’s family. To you.” I had told Ianthe everything about my sisters. She had asked. Asked who they were, where they lived. And I had been so stupid, so broken … I had fed her every detail.
Rhysand-But Ianthe betrayed Tamlin—told the king where to find Feyre’s sisters. So the king had Feyre’s sisters brought with the queens—to prove he could make them immortal. He put them in the Cauldron
I’m so tired of these arguments. 3 different characters explain in direct canon Tamlin was a spy. He wasn’t actually working w Hybern. Hate him all you want for how he treated feyre but yall just try to villianize him in every situation.
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