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Protagonists
Decklen, Camberly
the Elder of Leonesse, and Decklen's father
Octavius
Victims of Talmon's raiders - how Talmon finds children to work in the mines
the Travelers
what Decklen inherits from Lucas
his sword
Decklen's strategy as he and Camberly enter the mines
He will pretend to be a guard, and she will be his prisoner
what is in the training compound of the mines that is a great source of danger for Decklen and Camberly
the huge wolves
antagonists
Hadrien, Talmon
Decklen's friend who is in charge at the orphanage
Stasha
the 3 steps to follow when making importance decisions
evaluate, delegate, estimate
how Cecadian "tests" Decklen
he was put into a dark room with dangerous creatures and a salvo of arrows
how Decklen helps Hadrien, and what Hadrien gives to him
he pulls out an embedded stalactite; Hadrien gives him a key to a secret entrance
How Decklen defends himself and Camberly; how she gets a chance to escape
He lights an arrow and hits the container with Dragon's Breath
why Decklen was working in the mines
he gambled away his money and his mother's locket
"Give me a leader with passion and a few skills over a person with great skills and no passion" is an example of this device
antimetabole
What's better? Doing things right? or Doing the right things?
Doing the right things
what Nicole does for a living
designs weapons and puzzles
what happens to Nicole
she is stabbed by Talmon
Hadrien's last act of gratitude towards Decklen
He helped the children to escape; he gives Decklen his cylinders
Camberly's brother who is still in the mines
Octavius's formula for success:
purpose + passion = extraordinary results
Decklen's sister
Nicole
what Decklen discovers when he goes to Nicole's shop
She has been taken to the mines by Hadrien
what Decklen's mother, Cristonia possessed that is a focus word on a scroll
people skills
where Decklen is at the end of the novel
he is a prisoner of Talmon
Decklen's hometown
Leonesse
leader in charge at the Rainios Military Camp
Cecadian
Who was Lucas?
Decklen's grandfather who died fighting in the Battle of Daneeka Bridge
what is causing all the rumbling and vibrations in the mines
Dragon's Breath
why Talmon has been using Dragon's Breath in the mines
He and the Rashidian Army are blasting through the mountain to attack Leonesse
the 8 "P" ideals that are on the scrolls
purpose, passion, priorities, planning, potential, problem solving, persistence, people skills