characters

• the dark prince
• the evil queen
• the teacher
• the healer
• the mystic, the seer/clairvoyant

setting

• desert
• forest
• dark nautical

countries

• scotland
• south-korea

mythology, folklore, fairytales

• faery lore
• celtic
• ancient greece
• magic in the middle ages

specific themes

• awaiting death, the soul narrating after death
• the resilience of the human spirit in the face of mortality and isolation
• complexities of human nature
• girlhood
• hidden identity, going undercover
• being taken to a different place or world and finding yourself there