Doria wanted to be someone that Meggie could count on. Someone everyone knew. He wanted to be hers. He wanted to be able to hold her and care for her when ever she needed caring. Had she felt the same way? Maybe. But there was that Farid boy. Didn't she used to like him a lot? And did she still? He didn't know, but he knew that he had to be the person she counted on.

He created such wonderful things for her. He based all of the wonderful creations on the stories she would tell of the world she came from. Where there were such things as "planes" which were some sort of flying thing that could hold many people. He loved her stories. Had Farid been told the same stories? Probably.

Where was that boy? Farid. Yes, he was very jelous of Farid because of the way Meggie looked at him. Maybe she did still have feelings for Farid. But did it really matter? Didn't Farid say he would be leaving soon to go on some journey? No. Would he ask Meggie to go? And what if he did and she said yes. Doria couldn't let that happen.

He couldn't match Farids fire. All he was, was a person who made toys. Nothing else. Farid was amazing with fire. He could whisper to it, flatter it and make it dance around for her. He could paint pictures with the fire, and she could see anyone she wanted in those pictures. If only he could be like Farid…

Doria had tried to impress her. Made her amazing toys and even a pair of wings to fly with. She had always seemed to stare at Doria's hand, for Fenoglio had told her about him. She never spoke a word of it to Doria though. Perhaps just the stories were good enough.

Every time she told him a story, he loved it. He tried to make models of everything she descriped. Carrages not pulled by horses, things that could sail over water with no trouble, carrying many people. But one day everything had changed.

Farid went over to Meggie in private. Was he asking her already to go with him on his journey around this magical place? She would say yes, leaving him here. Alone. He did love Meggie. Farid also loved her.

Doria tried to distract himself from Farid and looked for his brother. Everyone had called him the Strong Man. He had helped Meggies mother Resa to help save her husband. Resa was going to have another child as well. Had the barn owl said it was going to be a boy? He couldn't remember. Meggie and Resa looked so alike. And Meggie had the same personality as her father. Her father had so many names. The Bluejay, a fighter who had killed the adder. SilverTongue, Dustfinger had always called him. Doria never knew why. And then there was the one he had wanted to be called. Mo. Just normal Mo. He had put aside the Blue Jay so that he could spend time with Resa, Meggie, and the soon to be child. He had been sick of the killing.

Thoughts continued to swirl through Doria's head like a whirlpool. He had remembered the stories of Orpheus. The stories said he had died, and hopefully his own nightmare had eaten him alive. Doria believed in something different though.

He turned back to Farid. He was still talking to Meggie. Every time Doria looked at Meggie, he couldn't look away. Her smile brought warmth, her personality brought amazing stories and ideas to his head. Meggie was coming back now. What had happened. Doria pretended as if he had heard nothing, hoping Meggie didn't see him staring at her and Farid.

They started to talk and he asked her about what she planned to do in the future. She didn't answer. Then out of no where she said something. Was she getting to the point where she said she was going to leave? Hopefully not.

Hope, something that Doria depended a lot on.

She told him that Farid was going on a journey to explore the land. She told him that he had asked her to join her. What had she said?

She smiled.

She had said no to Farid. So she didn't have feelings for Farid anymore. She had told him that there was a few people she had to stay with. Then Doria took her into his arms.

He didn't want to let go. He loved Meggie, and hoped she had the same feelings toward him. Doria asked where Farid had gone, and Meggie had answered him with the most detailed answer possible. Farid was heading for the north. Had he believed what Doria did? Maybe they did have a lot in common. Had he gone to look for Orpheus? Hopefully not, because Doria wanted to come as well.

Doria told her what he had thought about the stories of Orpheus. About how he didn't believe them and how Orpheus may still be out there. He wanted to go with Farid, and he knew Meggie wanted to explore this land aswell.

Meggie agreed with him and Farid. She went to her parents. Resa and Mo had agreed to letting her go, but Resa could not come. She had to stay with her unborn child at the camp. She had already risked harming it once, and wouldn't let it happen again.

Mo convinced Resa to come. His smile had made it so hard for Resa to say no. They brought the best doctor with them. The Barn Owl. Dustfinger and Roxane were coming as well. Dustfinger was like Mo's shadow. Roxane couldn't lose Dustfinger again so she joined along to. Mo had wanted revenge on Orpheus. Revenge for reading those cursed words and sending them on him.

So they all went out together in search. Doria had held Meggies hand, Dustfinger held Roxanes, and Mo held Resa's. Farid and the Barn Owl followed. Farid looked at Doria with Jelousey, because Meggie had now loved Doria, and not him. He stayed beside Dustfinger, and the Barn Owl rode a horse. Together they would find Orpheus and hopefully, bring him to an end.

Hope

Love

Trust

The 3 things that had to keep the group together and hopefully all 3 would continue happening.