!!For the book:
* SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments: Yes, there actually is one in this book, when Prince Ossin follows her once he's learned what's happened to her and tells her he loves her no matter what--he says that he "[had seen] the scars you wear, and I accept that you bear them, and will always bear them."
* NightmareFuel: Plenty, but the Queen's portrait is an in-universe example: the servants won't walk past it on their own, and it makes everyone in the room nervous. The artist who painted it almost lost his mind doing so.
* {{Squick}}: The miscarriage scene.
* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotForKids: Creator/RobinMcKinley is known for her books for young adults, but this is definitely NOT one of them.
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