6Chapter 6: The King’s Solemn Choice
26Chapter 26: The King's Hand - Not as Sword
7Chapter 7: Curfew, Clean Hands, and Cold Supper
27Chapter 27: A Trial of Harvest and Heart
8Chapter 8: Lessons at the Granary Gate
28Chapter 28: The Warden’s Testimony
9Chapter 9: The Sharpness of Order
29Chapter 29: A Concord Made in Sweat
10Chapter 10: A Palm, Not a Proclamation
30Chapter 30: The Night That Finally Broke the Dam
11Chapter 11: Stables and Stewardship
31Chapter 31: Tenderness, Like a Tending of Seed
12Chapter 12: An Errant Invitation and Its Cost
32Chapter 32: A Whispered Question of Will
13Chapter 13: Conscience by Candlelight
33Chapter 33: The Emissary’s Sharp Tongue
14Chapter 14: The Orchard Walks That Teach
34Chapter 34: Public Repair, Private Soulwork
15Chapter 15: Etiquette and Embered Pride
35Chapter 35: Standing Beside the Throne
16Chapter 16: A Measured Rebuke
36Chapter 36: Choice Given and Choice Taken
17Chapter 17: Night of Private Reckoning
37Chapter 37: The Weighing of Reputation
18Chapter 18: Frost on the Keep’s Outer Wall
38Chapter 38: A Promise Sealed in Lowood’s Light
19Chapter 19: Pages of Heraldry and Habit
39Chapter 39: The Keep Settles to New Rhythms
20Chapter 20: Small Rebellions, Greater Mercy
40Chapter 40: Seeds for Spring - A Shared Palm
