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Rose in Chains
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Part 1, Chapters 1-6Chapter Summaries & Analyses
Content Warning: This section of the guide features discussion of sexual violence and harassment, rape, death, graphic violence, emotional abuse, physical abuse, sexual content, cursing, gender discrimination, bullying, pregnancy loss and termination, substance use, suicidal ideation, and enslavement.
Part 1, Chapter 1 Summary
When the magical boundary surrounding the Claremore Castle falls, Briony Rosewood knows her twin brother Rory is dead, as it was his magic that created the boundary. She reaches in her mind for the unique magic that tethers her to Rory, but there’s nothing but darkness. Briony also didn’t feel it when her father died four years ago. Her mother died in childbirth and was already dead when Briony was delivered by cesarean section.
Briony’s friend Cordelia Hardstark, who was Rory’s romantic partner, cries as she watches the boundary fall. The lunar eclipse finishes, and sunlight returns. From the viewpoint of the Claremore Castle, Briony can see the last dragon fly north, away from the humans on the battlefield. Briony’s guard Anna panics, uncertain what to do to protect her. Briony realizes that the prophecy failed: Rory, the Heir Twice Over, failed to win the war. Cordelia wants to hide, but Briony doesn’t want them to be the last ones left. They run down the stairs.
Part 1, Chapter 2 Summary: “Six Hours Earlier”
Six hours earlier, Briony sits at the desk in her bedroom, using her magic to manipulate the steam rising from her teacup into various shapes. She reaches for the thread of magic between her eyes to control the steam; she often finds it easier to use her magic for unimportant things, especially as the war rages around her.
