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1. Silvestrus contacts Thaddeus’ family to procure their support to allow Thaddeus to go to the College of Sorcery. As they resist, he engages his magical powers. What are the ethics of Silvestrus tricking the family into allowing Thaddeus to go with him? 

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2. The Prophecy woven throughout impacts the children of Thaddeus. Marriage commonly occurs in the early teen years in this alternate 10th century world.  What Prophecy of the Light would place its own needs over the well-being of the young? Is it abuse? Is saving the world a valid excuse? 

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3. As Thaddeus is becoming his own person, what traits and behaviors must he adopt to successfully challenge his elders? Risks? 

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4. The key to sorcery is the power of Belief. What ways can “Belief” be reinforced and supported? 

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5. Asullus is a talking mule. Mules are normally sterile. How is he able to seduce the unsuspecting? In what ways does that compare with how humans behave? 

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6. Thaddeus is a simple boy when recruited. His new friends from vastly different backgrounds become close, like brothers. What were the challenges that created the bonds between them? 

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7. As Thaddeus matures, he fathers four children. What he really wants to have is a lifetime relationship? Can that work for him? 

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8. The Tree Fiend offers protection for the witch's children.  But at what cost?

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9. Vulnerability is addressed throughout. Do the main characters have to be devious to accomplish their means … or can they do so with being straightforward? 

 

10. How much is one expected to sacrifice for the greater good? Would Thaddeus and his friends been better off if they had not gone to the College of Sorcery? 

 

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