1. Why does Talia decide to dine at Court?
(a) Selenay has asked her to stay and eat.
(b) She wants to talk with the Seneschal.
(c) Selenay will probably formally announce Elspeth as heir.
(d) She likes the roast duck the cook is making.

2. What is the Hand of Fate?
(a) When someone is "touched" by the oracle.
(b) Shooting two arrows in the air to determine a boundary.
(c) The way the future is cast by use of hand shaped die.
(d) The way a Herald is chosen.

3. What insures that there is always at least one person the Monarch can trust?
(a) Having a special companion that never ages.
(b) A special ring that one person wears that changes colors if a lie is told.
(c) The magically talisman that guides the monarch to choose a Herald.
(d) There is no way to be absolutely certain anyone is trustworthy.

4. What happens when Rolan faces the forest in challenge?
(a) A huge, unknown creature charges them.
(b) A tree topples towards them.
(c) There is a feeling of surprise emanating from somewhere in the forest.
(d) The Heralds and Companions hear a nerve-shattering bellow, then nothing.

5. Why are the villages concerned that the Heralds will refuse their request?
(a) Because the groom is from another country.
(b) Because the bride is from another country.
(c) Because the bride is pregnant.
(d) Because the father of the bride objects to the marriage.