The opening scene, where Aurel thinks he's leaving his son behind to die
Rien learning Jurgen made Lammert promise that if Lammert ever had to choose between saving Jurgen and saving Rien, Lammert was to choose Rien.
Rien's realization that Thirza would rather kill Lammert than believe anything bad about Rutger.
Stone and Fire
The fate of poor Lammert's cat.
Lammert is perfectly willing to be Uduak's slave for the rest of his life because she's the first person in the world that ever showed him he had value and was wanted.
Two years after what he suffered at the hands of the Unitafels, Lammert is still traumatized enough that he reacts with horror to someone trying to give him a romantic kiss.
Liam has to choose who to save, and sacrifices his best friend and pseudo-big brother for the greater good. Enu tells him ahead of time that it was the right thing to do, making it clear he expects Liam to make the choice Enu would have wanted.
Liam rides four horses into the ground trying to get there in time to save Koert, only for Koert to die saving Liam's life.
Watching the dissolution of the relationship between Liam and Rutger is heartbreaking. Rutger was clearly once Liam's favorite, and the feeling was mutual. Even the act that led to Rutger's Start of Darkness was done because Liam couldn't stand to see his little brother in pain.
