Action taking place:

1. On the Steppe

   1. in which Aonan sets out to meet her betrothed, but is waylaid at the pass
   2. in which the Council of Elders of the Rhiconaiach consider the fate of their Princess
   3. in which Fheardheach visits his colleagues, and encounters a relative
   4. in which the Council of Elders of the Rhiconaiach meets for the last time

2. In the Rim

   1. in which Linnain hunts a dragon, but finds something different
   2. in which Linnain conveys a burden into the Great Place

3. In the Great Place of the God Incarnate

   1. In the countryside

      1. in which Aonan celebrates a ritual to which she was not invited
      2. in which Kiara describes a journey by barge, and how a stranger helped her with her hurts.
      3. in which Aonan sleeps within four stone walls, and eats breakfast
      4. in which Linnain sets out in seach of romance
      5. in which Aonan almost arrives at her destination

   2. In the City at Her Gates

      1. in which Taynuic learns his Father's history, and visits the House of the Eye
      2. in which Taynuic asks a question of the Ear, but the Ear only listens
      3. in which Taynuic leaves home and looks at a map
      4. in which Taynuic drafts a contract, and who he meets thereafter
      5. which tells of how Linnain arrived in the City, and met an acquaintance
      6. in which Taynuic sees the light, and sets out to drown in darkness
      7. in which the High Priests debate the wisdom of the God
      8. which tells of how Aonan came to her journey's end, and met with her betrothed at long last
      9. which starts peacefully, but ends in violence

      10. In the House of the Eye

          1. in which the Spymaster of the House of the Eye considers some trifles"
          2. in which the Spymaster of the Eye meets with his assasin
          3. in which Bre Choron casts a horoscope, and Bre Inverch prepares a horror

      11. In the House of the Hand

          1. in which Taynuic sits an examination, and how he fairs therein
          2. in which Aonan learns the full horror of her doom

      12. In the House of the Mouth

          1. in which Taynuic listens to the pronouncements of the Mouth

      13. In the House of the Cock

          1. in which the House of the Cock welcomes an unwilling guest
          2. which tells of how Aonan arrives at the House she most fears, and who she meets there
          3. in which Kiara visits the House of a friend, and meets an acquaintance
          4. in which Aonan takes a bath, and how her sleep was disturbed
          5. in which Aonan meditates on her fate, and its alternatives
          6. how Aonan seeks to avoid her fate, and instead observes it
          7. in which Tan is interrupted in his work, and gives Aonan a tool
          8. in which Aonan considers her heritage, and dreams of horses
          9. which describes a meeting of the Council of the Cock
          10. in which Taynuic enjoys Beinnain in a most appropriate place, and meets Bre Skiary in a most inappropriate one
          11. which treats of human bondage
          12. in which Kiara gets a night's rest
          13. in which Aonan is rescued from her captivity by a hero who turns out not to be
          14. in which Beinnain tries on a trinket, and Taynuic bleeds for her

      14. In the House of the Cunt

          1. which tells of how Kiara counselled an unwelcome client, and what she told him

      15. In the Theatre

          1. which tells of a theatrical performance
          2. in which Linnain takes it lying down

   3. On the High Place of the God Incarnate

      1. in which Tan pays a visit to the Incarnate God
      2. in which Gruath learns the identity of his visitor, and Linnain goes upstairs
      3. which tells of an encounter on the landing

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