Thieves and Kings, Issue #2, Notes

Notes, comments, and thoughts about the issue. Additional comments are welcome.

Issue #2 (Chapter 2 in the Red Book)

Any guesses as to what's in that bottle/beaker Soracia's holding on the cover? Whatever it is there are a few similarly shaped bottles on the first page, hinting that Soracia is behind Rubel's nightmare...
Page 1 -- Is Soracia just in the dream, or is she sending it?
Page 3 -- What makes Katara's lock of hair magical? Is it because a) she's a princess b) she's Soracia's sister c) the link between her and Rubel?
Page 3 -- What sort of "good adventures" has Rubel had?
Page 3 -- Who is Leefan?
Page 4 -- How is Rubel sneaking back into the city? The hole in the wall looks like it's not exactly a new discovery by Rubel (the rowboat being the big tip-off), but you'd think the city guard and such would try to stop up such gaps.
Page 5 -- "The forest only allowed the ones it liked, or knew it must respect, like thieves and shadow queens". Are kings, princes, princesses and witches respected, or were they all taking a big chance back in the first issue?
Page 10 -- Did Katara really bite off a bird's head?
Page 14 -- Prices for goods seem to be in Fl.'s. Florins, maybe?
Page 14 -- This is presumably Varkias's first time into the city during daytime.
Page 15 -- Who watched Rubel sleep? The cover suggests a likely suspect.
Page 15 -- What did Quinton say when Rubel was 3?
The comic strips in the back all take place in Millbrook, with the Jays and Finnly... quite the treasure trove of information

Contributors
Sol Foster (colomon@ralf.org) - Again, many, many points of note