1. Scythe Brahms is a scythe who had recetnly turned the corner for the second time. He is a man who enjoys 'gleaning', or killing, and so he leaned more towards Goddard's beliefs.

​2. The book doesn't clearly state what exactly is the remaining path, but I am fairly sure that he means killing the scythes who don't deserve their position.

​​​​​​​​3. Xenocrates is complaining on why the Thunderhead hadn't reacted to Rowan's actions. While the complaint is valid, the Thunderhead's arguement is correct. The complaint is not justified, since it is not the Thunderhead's business to punish a scythe, ordained or not. As long as Rowan completed his training and has a scythe ring, he is a scythe.

​​​​​​​4. Scythe Anastasia lets the subjects have time to prepare and decide their death themselves.

​​​​​​​​5. The scythedom has gotten so focused on the deed of killing that they have forgotten how to glean with compassion. They couldn't understand what the subject felt about dying.

​​​​​​​​6. Because of the memorial of death, Pittsburgh has become the everyday Halloween city.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

​​​​​​​​7. New-order scythes are more boastful, while old-order scythes tend to be more cautious. The more you live, the more you know.

​​​​​​​​8. Judging from the book, Rand is going to train Tyger.

​​​​​​​​9. Traxler may have been targeting Greyson for a certain reason, since Traxler is being extremely specific about what exactly he is speaking, and he also gives the address, as if he's hoping for Greyson to save the two scythes.

​​​​​​​​10. He may have meant that certain experiences in scythehood may detach a scythe for their family. By detach, I mean detaching the bonds of family.