eless ▁have ▁begun ▁because ▁of ▁their ▁hung er ▁and ▁the ▁king ' s ▁gre ed . ▁ ▁Thanks ▁to ▁Brit ta , ▁Mi ri ▁is ▁able ▁to ▁begin ▁school ▁at ▁the ▁Queen ' s ▁Castle , ▁where ▁she ▁is ▁introduced ▁to ▁new ▁subjects ▁she ▁hadn ' t ▁learned ▁at ▁the ▁Princess ▁Academy . ▁She ▁also ▁meets ▁a ▁boy ▁named ▁Tim on , ▁and ▁simultaneously ▁begins ▁to ▁feel ▁dist anced ▁from ▁P eder ▁as ▁he ▁dev otes ▁himself ▁to ▁his ▁app rent ices hip ▁and ▁she ▁to ▁her ▁studies . ▁Tim on ▁brings ▁Mi ri ▁to ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁people ▁who ▁support ▁the ▁revolution ▁and ▁who ▁have ▁been ▁inspired ▁by ▁Mi ri ' s ▁work ▁in ▁se cur ing ▁fair ▁prices ▁for ▁her ▁fellow ▁E sk el ites ▁after ▁learning ▁of ▁commerce ▁at ▁the ▁Princess ▁Academy . ▁Tim on ▁and ▁Mi ri ▁spend ▁more ▁time ▁together , ▁discover ing ▁the ▁king ▁has ▁claimed ▁more ▁goods ▁for ▁himself ▁in ▁t ribute , ▁and ▁beginning ▁a ▁protest ▁in ▁response . ▁It ▁does ▁not ▁work , ▁and ▁Mi ri ▁grows ▁wor ried ▁that ▁the ▁king ▁will ▁demand ▁t ribute ▁from ▁Mount ▁E sk el ▁– ▁which ▁will ▁leave ▁them ▁dest itute . ▁When ▁Tim on ▁express es ▁his ▁feelings ▁for ▁her , ▁Mi ri ▁begins ▁to ▁doubt ▁P eder ' s ▁feelings ▁for ▁her . ▁She ▁also ▁feels ▁conflic ted ▁between ▁her ▁sympathy ▁for ▁the ▁sho eless ▁and ▁her ▁friendship ▁with ▁Brit ta ▁– ▁who ▁becomes ▁the ▁reb els ' ▁target ▁– ▁as ▁the ▁revolution ▁grows ▁and