Menshikov had vowed to marry ZIa.

Iskandar had stopped trusting Zia.

Apophis and Zia were descendants from the same royal line.

Zia's village was called al-Hamrah Makan.

The more magic Walt did, the faster he died.

Walt's mother had lost her eyesight and hearing.

Parts of Walt's body were starting to turn to stone.

Both of Walt's sisters were in comas.

Sadie named his secret name, which even he couldn't remember.

Carter showed him the cobra head the Bast had chopped of Apophis.

Ra promised to move hm to the first gate, so he wouldn't be so bored.

Carter and Sadie washed his feet, which he had trouble reaching.

shiny, golden beetles that sparkled in the night sky

zebras, which he like, and weasels, which were sick

the ghosts that lived at Sunny Acres with him

a ha-di spell that would break open his heart

They had to be at a time when the gates of the Eighth House were still open.

They needed to rescue Zia, whom Menshikov had frozen in a block of ice.

They required three hours to go to Brooklyn to retrieve the crook and flail.

They didn't want Bast to have to fight Apophis alone for several more hours.

The final thread for the cure to Walt's curse was severed.

Amos, the new most powerful magician, became the Chief Lector.

Carter and Sadie started attending school in Cairo.

Zia went back into hiding, only this time not in an underwater tomb.