word of the day: heart 

          the Ice Empress is impressed.

if the Suitor solves her ninth and final riddle, she will gladly marry him. 

oh, how she has truly underestimated this handsome stranger:

"a house am i, with chambers four. i hold the gold, the precious gore.

if any boor dares break my door, you will not see me anymore.

what is this house? to whom does it belong?"

          the Suitor smiles: "your Majesty, that house is your heart, 

which i have now captured and shall forever cherish...."