Who is Andi? Why does she think of suicide? What happened to Andi to cause these dark thoughts? Why does Andi not attend school? Why does Andi attend her music lessons? Who is Nathan? Why is he so important to Andi? What happened to Nathan that Andi draws strength from? How does Nathan keep Andi from acting on most of her compulsions?

Who is Amade Malherbeau? Why does Andi want to write a thesis about him? How does Andi describe this thesis to her father? Why does Andi's father think the thesis will not work? Is he correct in this assumption? What does Andi learn about Malherbeau during her research on him? Why is it Malherbeau that Andi befriends when she is transported back to 1795? What does Andi learn about Malherbeau's past that she is able to prove with G's help in modern times...