Who is Nicholas Flamel? Why does he find himself suddenly in Paris? Why does this make him happy? Why does green appear whenever he uses magic? What does it smell like? How does Flamel know Machiavelli? Why is he not surprised to find Machiavelli waiting for him when he finally gets out of the church? What do they talk about? How does Flamel talk to Sophie and Scathach without Machiavelli being aware of it?

Who is Josh? Why does he not trust Flamel? What causes him to lose his trust in Flamel? What does Josh want to do? Why does Sophie refuse to go along with Josh's plan? Why does Josh want his powers awakened? What does he believe will happen when they are awakened? Is Josh jealous of his sister? Why?

Who is Sophie? What kind of magic does she do? Whose memories...