The search for Kalid/meta/mystery

The search for Kalid tells the story of Leone's search for Kalid. At the start of the story, Leone is acting under the orders of his boss, Ketar, and Leone is totally unaware of the fact that the the Haldus Order is developing a science of telepathic communication. As the reader follows the story of Leone's search for Kalid, Leone's growing understanding of the Haldus Order is shown. In some cases, the reader is shown parts of the lives of other characters and so the reader often becomes aware of facts before Leone does. This allows the reader to enjoy the suspense of wondering if Leone will figure out what is going on in time to influence the struggle between the Haldus Order and Ketar for control of the technology for amplifying telepathic signals.

At the start of the story, Leone is caught up in his own struggle against Set. Only slowly does Leone come to know the fact that Ketar is responsible for the destruction of the space elevators on Sakkara. The reader gets to wonder if Leone will ever recognize that his battle against Set was caused by Ketar. Only slowly does the reader learn why the Spaceship Guild and the Antiquist Party would purposefully destroy space elevators and infest planets with "green goo".

The ultimate question in the story is if it is possible for an important scientific discovery (the existence of a science of telepathic communication) to be kept secret and, if so, how the power of that technology would be used. The story is constructed as a struggle between 1) the Haldus Order, which seeks to use telepathy altruistically and help keep peace in the galaxy and 2) others like Ketar and Set, who want to use telepathy for their own purposes. So, a central mystery of the story is the question: who will win this struggle for control of telepathic science and technology.

It is important to keep track of which characters know what during the course of the story, in particular, when does Leone find out what other characters know? It is important to keep track of when mysteries are first introduced to the reader and when the reader is finally able to solve each mystery.

Several mysteries are introduced at the start of the story:

Why is Leone searching for Kalid?
This question is closely related to: Who is Kalid? The first chapter of the story begins by showing Leone in search of Kalid, however, it is also made clear that Sybil is not being very open with Leone about Kalid and she makes it clear that the Haldus Order is trying to protect itself by remaining secretive. Leone does not understand why his boss, Ketar, thinks Sybil can help in the struggle against Set. Leone cannot resolve these mysteries and must proceed in search of Kalid with the hope that Ketar is correct in saying that Sybil's advice is worth following.

What is the nature of the conflict between Set and Leone?
This question is closely related to: Who is Set? The first chapter of the story shows Leone calling Set "the evil one", but it is not clear to the reader how Set came into conflict with Leone and the Haldus Order.

Mental Powers
Sybil tells Leone that both Kalid and Set have "mental powers", but Leone does not believe in such things. Only slowly does Leone see evidence for telepathic communication and start to realize that Sybil is not deluded.