My brother and I went to the same school . Granted we ' re pretty close to begin with , but it can be perfectly healthy if you handle it right . <| sep |> 1 . No , you did not miss anything . Rake ' s concern is Oponn , he doesn ' t want the Twins interfering through the coin . However , other people decide the best way to deal with the situation is to protect Crokus . Crokus ' s protectors don ' t have any personal affection for Crokus , though . It ' s all about the coin . 2 and 3 . Yes , in this book Erikson puts us in a situation where we aren ' t sure who to root for . That ' s not always the case in this series . Although there are many flawed characters , there will also be battles where it ' s easy to pick a side . But in this book , it ' s not so easy , and that is by design .