Who is Killashandra? Why has she been told she will never be a star soloist? Why did Killashandra think that this was the only possibility for her future? How does Killashandra handle disappointment? What does she plan to do with her future? How is this plan sidetracked? Who sidetracks it?

What is a crystal singer? Who is the first crystal singer Killashandra meets? Why does Killashandra decide she wants to be a crystal singer? Why does Killashandra suggest that the first crystal singer she met might have talked down his profession in an attempt to trick her into become a crystal singer herself? Why does Killashandra refuse to listen to the multiple warnings she receives about crystal singing? What is dangerous about being a crystal singer?

What is a symbiont? How does the symbiont bond with its host? Why does Killashandra worry that the...