- in which Aonan sets out to meet her betrothed, but is waylaid at the pass
- in which Aonan celebrates a ritual to which she was not invited
- in which Aonan sleeps within four stone walls, and eats breakfast
- in which Aonan almost arrives at her destination
- in which Aonan learns the full horror of her doom
- which tells of how Aonan arrives at the House she most fears, and who she meets there
- in which Aonan takes a bath, and how her sleep was disturbed
- in which Aonan meditates on her fate, and its alternatives
- how Aonan seeks to avoid her fate, and instead observes it
- in which Aonan considers her heritage, and dreams of horses
- in which Aonan is rescued from her captivity by a hero who turns out not to be
- which tells of how Aonan came to her journey's end, and met with her betrothed at long last
Taynuic meets Beinnain
- in which Kiara describes a journey by barge, and how a stranger helped her with her hurts.
- in which Kiara visits the House of a friend, and meets an acquaintance
- which tells of how Kiara counselled an unwelcome client, and what she told him
- which treats of human bondage
- in which Kiara gets a night's rest
- which tells of a theatrical performance
- in which Linnain hunts a dragon, but finds something different
- in which Linnain conveys a burden into the Great Place
- in which Linnain sets out in seach of romance
- which tells of how Linnain arrived in the City, and met an acquaintance
- in which Linnain takes it lying down
- in which Gruath learns the identity of his visitor, and Linnain goes upstairs
- in which Tan pays a visit to the Incarnate God
- in which the House of the Cock welcomes an unwilling guest
- in which the High Priests debate the wisdom of the God
- in which Tan is interrupted in his work, and gives Aonan a tool
- which starts peacefully, but ends in violence
- which tells of an encounter on the landing
- in which Taynuic learns his Father's history, and visits the House of the Eye
- in which Taynuic asks a question of the Ear, but the Ear only listens
- in which Taynuic listens to the pronouncements of the Mouth
- in which Taynuic sits an examination, and how he fairs therein
- in which Taynuic leaves home and looks at a map
- in which Taynuic drafts a contract, and who he meets thereafter
- in which Taynuic sees the light, and sets out to drown in darkness
- in which Taynuic enjoys Beinnain in a most appropriate place, and meets Bre Skiary in a most inappropriate one
- in which Beinnain tries on a trinket, and Taynuic bleeds for her