Characters
Who refuses to be carried on a stretcher after returning to Regalia?
Gregor
Where are Gregor and his group taken upon returning to the Underland city?
Hospital
What does Boots try to feed her sleeping father?
Cookies
What does Boots shout while Gregor tries to calm her tantrum?
“Cookie! Cookie!"
What does Boots symbolize for Temp and Tick?
Hope and connection between species
Who remains silent and frozen, unable to express grief, until she sees Vikus?
Luxa.
What illness is Boots diagnosed with?
Damp fever
How does Gregor comfort Luxa after her breakdown?
He stands beside her silently and says, “It’s your grandpa.”
What does Gregor say when offered a stretcher?
“Someone needs to tell the story.”
What does Gregor’s refusal to rest symbolize?
His growing responsibility as the group’s leader
Which bat stays loyally by Gregor’s side even after Henry’s betrayal?
Ares
What item does Gregor’s dad still carry that confirms his identity?
Flashlight
What emotion overwhelms Gregor when thinking about Tick's sacrifice?
What is grief/sorrow?
What are Solovet’s words when treating Gregor’s face?
"You must wash the glue from your skin or it will fester"
What does Gregor realize about emotional release after Tick dies?
That he has been bottling his grief
Who does Boots try to bandage, despite their insistence that they heal themselves?
Temp
What event causes Luxa to finally break down emotionally?
Seeing Vikus
What does Gregor do to clean the painful glue from his face?
He dunks his whole head into a water basket repeatedly
What does Luxa admit about crying?
She has not wept since the death of her parents
What does Ares' loyalty to Gregor (even after Henry’s betrayal) represent?
Trust beyond traditional boundaries
Who tells Gregor gently that no one who spends years with rats can expect to be unchanged?
Solovet
After recounting their entire journey, how does Gregor describe how he feels?
Like a balloon that someone let all the air out of
What is Luxa's emotional confession to Gregor after Boots is dosed with medicine?
She says if she doesn’t return, to tell Vikus she understood why he left them with Ripred
What does Solovet say when Gregor asks if his father will be okay?
No one who spends years with the rats can expect to be unchanged.”
What deeper truth does Gregor learn about trauma from Luxa and his father?
That even survivors are permanently changed by their experiences