On the evening of St Valentine’s Day, the Seigneur arranges an entertainment for Helaine and the rest of the household–a welcome break from worry about the growing threat of Ivo de Grandfief and his mercenary band, the Swiss Confederacy, at the borders. And he gives Helaine the keys to the castle to wear proudly, dangling from her waist. She is now at long last the acknowledged chatelaine of Berze le chalet, an important step in her coming-of-age journey.