Who is Raisa? What is the Gray Wolf Queen? How does Raisa feel about fulfilling this role? Why is she resistant to a marriage with Nightwalker? Why would a marriage to Nightwalker be beneficial to the queendom? What does Raisa think about her marriage prospects? Why does she feel this way?

Who is Han? Why do many not trust him? What is his past like? What is Han's current role in Raisa's life? What is Han's role on the Wizard Council? Why is Han convinced that Bayar will kill him as he travels to his first Wizard Council? How does Han learn about the tunnels under Gray Lady? How does he use them to his advantage?

Who is Crow? What is his relationship to Han? Why is Crow stuck in Aediion or Han's amulet? What happened to Crow? How does Crow help Han? Has...