A wedding in Metz
Meeting the Franks
The fall of Charibert
New alliances
A missive to Byzantium
The slave queen
All the king's men
The siege
The witch and the nun
Back channels
Uprising
The laws of sanctuary
Crime and punishment
"Wise in counsel"
Fredegund's grief
Brunhild in the breach
The regency
Set ablaze
Brunichildis regina
The king is dead
The vexations of King Guntram
The Gundovald affair
The diplomatic arts
The dukes' revolt
A royal engagement
The defiant nuns
Allies and assassins
Forlorn little boys
The fading of the kings
The dual rule
Brunhild's battles
The fall
Epilogue: Backlash.