Who is Murugan? How was his childhood different from other children of Pala? What impact do you think that has on his reign as ruler? Would it have been different had he been raised in Pala?
How does Will come to be on Pala? Why would he have originally wanted to be on Pala? What had he been instructed to do if he should find himself on Pala?
Who is Joe Aldehyde? What is his familial relationship to Will? How does Joe know the Rani?
What is Murugan's relationship with Colonel Dapi? Does his mother know he's been talking to the Colonel? What impact does that relationship have on the future of Pala?
What are Will's attitudes about drilling for oil on Pala? How do they change over the course of time? Why do you think he.....
