Third book in the Chronicles of the Midlands series.
Chapter 1 Falmir at the gates of Salam-Dir
Chapter 2 Welcome feast and heart rending episode
Chapter 3 A storm, in the lands and in the household
Chapter 4 The storm brings in more problems
Chapter 5 Some reconciliation, and some unexpected firsts
Chapter 6 Messengers return, and a visitor approaches Laun
Chapter 7 Not all news is good
Chapter 8 Pretenders come in many forms, and always are found out
Chapter 9 A new prisoner to interrogate in the Chamber of the Dead
Chapter 10 "Well, I broke him."
Chapter 11 Wanda approaches Laun about becoming a ward
Chapter 12 The King and his Father finally leave Salam-Dir
Chapter 13 Where the naming ceremony has an extra person to name.
Chapter 14 It has been enough time, Laun pops!
Chapter 15 It is hard being a mother and the leader of a household.
Chapter 16 Where Laun fights her darkness and finds she is not alone
Chapter 17 Laun reawakens her inner sexual fire
Chapter 18 Laun meets an envoy from Rosemond
Chapter 19 A night of sex, that brings the household more in balance
Chapter 20 Where the naming ceremony leads to a night full of revelry
Chapter 21 The next morning, waking to her household, expanded
Chapter 22 There there is a surprise supply caravan
Chapter 23 Laun wants training to help with what she blindly did the night before
Chapter 24 Laun ventures out into the sun again
Chapter 25 Where Laun unfurls a not so subtle plan
Chapter 26 The intrigue continues
Chapter 27 The nights dinner and entertainment
Chapter 28 Gathering to go back to Salam-Dir.
Chapter 29 The Salam-Dir household celebrate the harvest
Chapter 30 The hard trip back to the Salam-Dir lands ends
Chapter 31 The next day the group traveling to the Capitol City hit the road
Chapter 32 Arrival at the Inn leads to complications
Chapter 33 They don't make it al the way to the Capitol, so they make camp under the stars
Chapter 34 Concludes the trip to the Capitol City, but the doors that open are not all noble.
Chapter 35 A tiring night into a full day in the Council Chambers
Chapter 36 A nap interrupted by horrible circumstance
Chapter 37 Gem is followed back to the palace, leading to a messy situation
Chapter 38 Where Laun gets her first experience in a House of the Red Scarf
Chapter 39 Laun uses the other training from Silar
Chapter 40 Laun observes the meeting in the morning
Chapter 41 The goal is near, but Laun feels regret and as if everything has been taken away
Chapter 42 Laun tries to hide in her room, but cannot hide from her people
Chapter 43 A formal dinner and an intimate gathering
Chapter 44 Laun and Ifahyd focus on each other as others around them have fun
Chapter 45 In the Morning, Ifahyd wakes to the assassins training, and then time with Laun
Chapter 46 Falmir drags Laun and her people on a tour of the Capitol City
Chapter 47 A Bell tries to force his way into Launs' rooms, bringing a dire message from a high ranked Bell
Chapter 48 A State Dinner to cover some political maneuvering
Chapter 49 The General is is dire need of help, and Laun comforts a new friend
Chapter 50 The Writ is delivered to the Ambassador, Lady Engrid is captured
Chapter 51 In conclusion...