Open Threads

• Did Mal'El survive being hurled through the portal, and what remains of the Crystalline fortress?

• Where did the three Syphus Blades go after the portal closed?

• Can Titus escape the Dark Scepter, and what does he mean when he tells Torin, "In my world, I am yours"?

• Who are the other six lives inside the scepter, and what became of the freed fleet commanders?

• Why does attuning to the Dark Scepter threaten to release something within it?

• What happens when Torin eventually fails the scepter's escalating daily trial?

• What price will Sethis impose for taking the Dark Scepter, and why can she not prevent it?

• What lies beyond the newly opened door at Ephthalas?

• Is the voice calling Torin to the door Sethis, Titus, another imprisoned life, or someone else?

• Why do Gavra's way gates traverse realms tied to forbidden Sethis magic?

• Where are the other eleven way-gate endpoints, and can the Piln route be activated from both sides?

• Will Selendra truly use her restored power for Gavra rather than resume the Black Queen's manipulations?

• Can Selendra dismantle the Velpan holdings and deliver the Maelstrodomus within ten days?

• What proof supports Selendra's claim that Wylas Velpa deliberately spread the plague?

• What consequences will Francis and Normandy face after the Felrick patriarch disowns Francis's entire family?

• Will the Felricks honor their signed fealty once the company is outside Gavra?

• What does the Hidden Father still want from Whisper, and can Gram neutralize his influence?

• Will the three Gavran ships find Lily's Song before its disabled company faces another danger?

• Why are Piln's lighthouse and light older than the recorded settlement of Scarsden?

• What business must the company complete in Piln before returning for the Maelstrodomus?

• Why did Whisper and Ernan feel an immediate destined connection when they first met?

• Where is the House Wilhelmina necklace Whisper stole, and could the old theft return to threaten them?