Who is Paen Scott? Why does Clarice come to see him in the prologue? What does she want from him? Why does he refuse her? Why does Paen think his brother sent Clarice to him? Who is Caspar? Why does Caspar come to see Paen in the prologue? Why is it Paen's responsibility to do what Caspar asks of him? How does Paen feel about this obligation?

Who is Sam Cosse? What does she do for a living? With whom? What is Sam's first job? What does she do to complete this job? Where does Sam get the falcon statue? What does she do with it? Who comes looking for the statue? For what reason? Who is shot for this statue? How does Sam react to this situation?

How does Sam respond when she first meets Paen? How does he respond to her? For...