Mik is a jester in the service of a prince. But even a jester doesn’t always get away with boldness. Mik arranged something, and now Prince Litar punishes him by marrying him off to a headstrong captive—and orders the wedding night to be spent in the Ice Palace in the middle of winter. There seems to be no way out, but the jester will wriggle out of any trouble. If only the captive weren’t so beautiful—because she’s nothing like him at all…