Chapter 10: The Advisor's Report

1 INTRODUCTION 

2 Chapter 1: The Golden Cage 

3 Chapter 2: The Mask Shatters 

4 Chapter 3: Into the Bitter North 

5 Chapter 4: The Cold Arrival 

6 ​Chapter 5: The Frozen Pavilion 

7 Chapter 6: The Unseen Observer 

8 Chapter 7: The Silent Feast 

9 Chapter 8: The Queen's Curiosity 

10 Chapter 9: An Unexpected Meeting 

11 Chapter 10: The Advisor's Report 

12 ​Chapter 11: The First Crack 

13 Chapter 12: A Warm Command 

14 Chapter 13: The Golden Chamber 

15 ​Chapter 14: The Bitter Medicine 

16 Chapter 15: A Moment of Awakening 

17 Chapter 16: The Shield of the Enigma 

18 Chapter 17: The Shadow's Discovery 

19 Chapter 18: The Taste of Sweetness 

20 Chapter 19: The Gentle Monster 

21 ​Chapter 20: The First Touch 

22 ​Chapter 21: A Gift of Comfort 

23 Chapter 22: The Queen’s Welcome 

24 Chapter 23: The Garden Walk 

25 Chapter 24: A Shared Sweetness 

26 Chapter 25: The Soft Confession 

27 Chapter 26: The Healing Promise 

28 Chapter 27: The Sweetest Night 

29 Chapter 28: A Peaceful Morning 

30 Chapter 29: The Gathering Storm 

31 ​Chapter 30: The Royal Library’s Secret 

32 Chapter 31: A Fragment of the Past 

33 Chapter 32: The Emperor’s Vow 

34 Chapter 33: The Grand Announcement 