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* [[Attempted Rape]]: Draco almost rapes Arpazia a second time, but her complete refusal to respond reminds him of a corpse and he's too disgusted to continue.
* [[Bastard Bastard]]: Hadz.
* [[Big Screwed
* [[Black Eyes]]: Arpazia and Coira have "[[Icy Blue Eyes|cold water eyes]]" normally, a color that's not quite blue or gray, but when their pupils dilate, their eyes appear to be black.
* [[Broken Bird]]: Arpazia and Coira.
* [[Brother
* [[Cool and Unusual Punishment]]: As in the original fairy tale, Arpazia is given hot iron "shoes."
* [[Crapsack World]]: There is no joy anywhere in this story. Even before Arpazia marries Draco, her father doesn't seem to be so great himself.
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* [[Demoted to Extra]]: Draco features prominently in the first few chapters and later disappears from the books aside from being mentioned now and then.
* [[Disappeared Dad]]: Draco goes off and creates a new capital city with a new queen who gives him sons and forgets Arpazia and Coira. Subverted in that they don't miss him and soon leave the city themselves.
* [[Dude, She's Like, in A Coma]]: She really is. It's not death this time.
* [[Emotionless Girl]]: Coira, to the point that she scares people.
* [[Fairest of Them All]]: Arpazia is more interested in her lost youth, which she believes Coira represents. But she does want to be beautiful i.e. find the girlhood that was stolen from her.
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* [[Magic Realism]]
* [[Mandatory Motherhood]]: Arpazia doesn't want to be a mother, but between her rape and Draco needing an heir, she must be.
* [[Maybe Magic, Maybe Mundane]]
* [[Meaningful Name]]: Both of the princess's names, as well as others.
** Candacis is stated to mean something to do with "fiery whiteness." (Actually Candacis is a a variant of Candace, which means "Mother Queen".)
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* [[Only Known By Their Nickname]]: The princess's Christian name is Candacis. Everyone calls her Coira, a pagan name, that her nurse gave her.
** Arpazia's lover is known as Klymeno and as Orion. His real name is never disclosed, even to Arpazia.
* [[Raven Hair, Ivory Skin]]/[[Eerie Pale
* [[Real Women Have Curves]]: Invoked. When Arpazia's pregnancy shows (barely) at her wedding, it is assumed to be her natural shape.
* [[Red Oni, Blue Oni]]: Kaya and Julah.
* [[Sanity Slippage]]: Arpazia slips further and further from reality over the years.
* [[Secret Other Family]]: Subverted. Draco's other queen and children aren't secret at all.
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