1. We all have had dreams of fairy tale luck—of wishes that come magically true and objects with special powers. Yet when Cam is offered a magic knife, he desperately tries to get away from it and is afraid. Is he just superstitious or are there other reasons for his fear? What does he mean when he says that magic is a curse?

2. What qualities make Cam a suitable heir to the Seroster? Why is he singled out when he seems to hate his role so much? Are those qualities perhaps also the ones that would make a very good Seroster?

3. The Miw are a superior race of cats and see themselves as above ordinary felines. They have special powers.

Did they pay a price for this noble role, and have they lost qualities the ordinary cats possess? What are those qualities? Is...