As the Queen Mother, Sharn rarely gets any time to herself. However, she is still more than happy to help Jasmine in the girl's time of need.

The reality of the danger he brought to Jasmine had never truly hit Lief until an attempt on her life threatens their relationship.

With Lief forced to stay in Del to attend to some kingly duties, Jasmine volunteers to go in his place to Raladin to deal with the Ralads' food shortage. Needless to say, the young king is unhappy with his wife's decision to go alone.

Only fools seek the approval of everyone.

Secrets can be dangerous, but Jasmine has difficulty accepting being kept in the dark for the sake of her own safety. Still, one can always find solace in speaking about their problems to a stranger.

Since becoming queen, Jasmine has been questioning much of the trivial customs and traditions of Deltoran society recently, but still finds them as confusing as ever.