it ant ▁to ▁continue ▁the ▁story ▁and ▁inter f ere ▁with ▁what ▁the ▁readers ▁themselves ▁imag ined ▁happened ▁afterwards , ▁but ▁became ▁convinced ▁she ▁had ▁to ▁write ▁the ▁story ▁after ▁she ▁developed ▁the ▁idea ▁of ▁a ▁revolution . ▁Palace ▁of ▁Stone ▁took ▁her ▁seven ▁years ▁to ▁complete . ▁ ▁Plot ▁ ▁Mi ri ▁is ▁back ▁home ▁on ▁Mount ▁E sk el ▁with ▁her ▁Pa ▁and ▁sister , ▁M arda . ▁She ▁has ▁received ▁letters ▁from ▁Kat ar ▁and ▁Brit ta , ▁who ▁are ▁now ▁living ▁in ▁As land , ▁the ▁capital ▁city ▁of ▁Dan land . ▁Both ▁have ▁asked ▁Mi ri ▁and ▁the ▁other ▁girls ▁who ▁attended ▁the ▁Princess ▁Academy ▁to ▁stay ▁at ▁the ▁royal ▁palace ▁for ▁a ▁year ▁and ▁attend ▁Brit ta ' s ▁wed ding ▁to ▁the ▁prince . ▁In ▁addition , ▁P eder ▁has ▁been ▁offered ▁an ▁app rent ices hip ▁with ▁a ▁stone ▁car ver ▁in ▁As land . ▁Mi ri ▁travel s ▁to ▁the ▁capital ▁with ▁trad ers , ▁P eder , ▁and ▁five ▁other ▁a cademy ▁girls : ▁Frid , ▁Es a , ▁G ert ie , ▁B ena , ▁and ▁L iana . ▁Once ▁they ▁arrive , ▁they ▁witness ▁an ▁attempt ▁on ▁the ▁king ' s ▁life ▁by ▁a ▁man ▁representing ▁" the ▁sho eless ." ▁Mi ri ▁lear ns ▁from ▁Kat ar ▁that ▁those ▁who ▁are ▁sho eless ▁are ▁the ▁poor est ▁of ▁the ▁common ers , ▁and ▁they ▁are ▁numerous . ▁Kat ar ▁asks ▁Mi ri ▁to ▁investigate ▁into ▁this ▁revolution ▁that ▁the ▁sho