▁more ▁protest s ▁occur . ▁ ▁Kat ar ▁tells ▁Mi ri ▁that ▁the ▁king ▁has ▁decided ▁to ▁demand ▁t ribute ▁from ▁Mount ▁E sk el . ▁Adding ▁to ▁her ▁wor ries , ▁Tim on ▁publish es ▁a ▁leaf let ▁with ▁some ▁of ▁Mi ri ' s ▁writing , ▁thus ▁telling ▁all ▁of ▁As land ▁the ▁story ▁of ▁how ▁Brit ta ▁was ▁not ▁a ▁common er ▁from ▁Mount ▁E sk el ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁Princess ▁Academy , ▁but ▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁a ▁rich ▁noble ▁low land er . ▁The ▁leaf let ▁ang ers ▁the ▁common ers ▁and ▁adds ▁fire ▁to ▁the ▁revolution . ▁More ▁than ▁ever , ▁Mi ri ▁feels ▁torn ▁between ▁supporting ▁political ▁reform ▁and ▁her ▁desire ▁for ▁Brit ta ' s ▁happiness ▁as ▁prin cess ▁of ▁Dan land . ▁Then ▁Brit ta ' s ▁wed ding ▁begins , ▁and ▁Mi ri ▁d ances ▁with ▁both ▁Tim on ▁and ▁P eder ▁at ▁the ▁br idal ▁ball . ▁The ▁next ▁morning , ▁en ▁route ▁to ▁the ▁chap el , ▁they ▁are ▁met ▁with ▁protest ors ; ▁when ▁the ▁king ▁disco vers ▁that ▁Mi ri ▁knows ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁reb els , ▁he ▁throws ▁her ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁palace . ▁Mi ri ▁finds ▁Tim on ▁and ▁his ▁revolution ary ▁group , ▁but ▁disco vers ▁that ▁they ▁have ▁turned ▁to ▁violence . ▁Tim on ▁tells ▁her ▁that ▁they ▁have ▁h ired ▁an ▁assass in ▁to ▁kill ▁Brit ta . ▁Mi ri ▁gra bs ▁P eder ▁and ▁returns ▁to ▁alert ▁Brit ta , ▁but ▁a