Chapter 3

Question 1

Who is Rojana Breen?

pg. 28

Answer 1

• Saeris’ mother used to send her here when she heard the smugglers brought back fruit.
• Only traded in food and water
• Hands were chopped off when she was caught

Question 2

“There was only one reason a person might run here, and that was if…”

pg. 28

Answer 2

…they were being chased

Question 3

How old is the Queen?

pg. 29

Answer 3

Over 1,000 years old

Question 4

Describe the guards that were outside The Mirage cornering Hayden.

pg. 31

Answer 4

• At least 30 guards
• In a phalanx formation
• Mouths covered in a loose, white, hessian cloth

Question 5

Describe the 3 guards Saeris faced after drawing a blade.

When they had Hayden cornered

pg. 26

Answer 5

• Right: mouthiest guard. Attacked first. Saeris cut off his right hand. Second to be attacked.
• Middle: second to attack. Shortest guard. Saeris found the “slim gap between pauldron and neck brace where a sliver of metal might find a jugular”. First to die.
• Left: quietest. Moved like a predator with death in his eyes. Saeris sliced him inside his thigh. Died last.

Question 6

What four things did Vorath Shah sell?

pg. 29

Answer 6

1. snake oil
2. rabbit feet
3. vials of cloudy liquid
4. bottle of queen’s fountain of eternal youth

Question 7

Describe the snake oil Vorath Shah sold

pg. 29

Answer 7

tiny fragments of metal that he claimed contained traces of arcane magic

Question 8

What did Vorath Shah claim the rabbit feet did?

pg. 29

Answer 8

Ward off disease

Question 9

What did Vorath Shah say the vials of cloudy liquid did?

pg. 29

Answer 9

They were supposed to bestow gifts upon you if you drank them. Like:
* reading minds
* making enemy blood boil
* eternal luck
(powers that were stripped hundreds of years ago

Question 10

The larger of the twins (suns)…

pg. 30

Answer 10

Was rimmed with a strange blue corona