1. Scythe Brahms is a  New Orderscythe 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. He wears a peach colored robe with embroidered baby-blue trim. I am fairly sure that a regular, more merciful scythe does not restrain a subject, play some music and then kill the subject without their consent.

​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, according to the Thunderhead's perspective. It cannot get involved, as it cannot interact with the scythedom.

4. Scythe Anastasia lets the subjects have time to prepare and decide their death themselves. This method is a very merciful, unlike some other methods, such as Brahm's method.

​​​​​​​​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. Being able to choose how you die is an honor (kind of). Illnesses are kind of like Citra's method, and so they give time to make amends with family.

​​​​​​​​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. New-order scythes also tend to enjoy gleaning, while old-order scythes usually glean with compassion, like Scythe Curie.

​​​​​​​​8. Judging from the book, Rand is going to train Tyger to be a scythe. It isn't entirely clear.

​​​​​​​​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. For instance, killing. Knowing that your relative is a killer can be a little shocking. Another thing, the mentor of the said scythe could take the role of parent from the biological parent of the said scythe. This could create jealousy.