Contents
Title Page
Copyright
Dedication
Acknowledgments
Part One
Chapter One: Once Upon A Time
Chapter Two: Of Skinned Knees And Birthdays
Chapter Three: Neither Apology Nor Accusation
Chapter Four: War, Death, And Birth
Chapter Five: The Heir And The Spare
Chapter Six: Check
Chapter Seven: And (Stale)Mate
Part Two
Chapter Eight: Urse
Chapter Nine: In Which Appetites Are Both Whetted And Spoiled
Chapter Ten: In Which Things That Can Go Wrong, Do
Chapter Eleven: In Which It Becomes Clear That One Should Always Ask Grytt
Chapter Twelve: In Which The Princess Negotiates
Chapter Thirteen: Keeping Faith
Chapter Fourteen: The Brothers
Chapter Fifteen: In Which A Plan Is Made
Chapter Sixteen: In Which Plans Change Abruptly
Part Three
Chapter Seventeen: Scientia Potestas Est
Chapter Eighteen: The Perfect Leaf
Chapter Nineteen: On Eggs And Omelets
Chapter Twenty: The Twelfth Gift
Chapter Twenty-One: Contact With The Enemy
Chapter Twenty-Two: The Gilded Cage
Chapter Twenty-Three: Life In The Tower
Chapter Twenty-Four: In Which A Wedding Almost Happens
Chapter Twenty-Five: Happily Ever . . .
. . . After
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