Comment on structure

The book is divided into three sections. The sections are titled by Roman numeral and by title. The titles of the chapters titles offer insight into the events of that chapter, though these often don't mean anything to the reader until after reading the chapter. For example, the chapter titled “The Drop of Tallow” includes a scene in which Astri tries to get a closer look at the sleeping Svaalberd with a candle. A drop of tallow falls on his shirt and that drop becomes an important part of the scene.