"Sinbad" she called desperately, thankful when he stopped the punch. "You've got to stop this now before it get's any more out of hand"
"Step aside Maeve, I know your only trying to protect your boyfriend" he shouted in utter disgust, though the hurt was clear in his eyes.
"What?" she shrieked. "Sinbad, I don't know what you've seen but it was just an illusion, someone is toying with us, and apparently they've done an amazing job so far" she yelled.
"I'm not going to tell you again Maeve, get out of the way. I saw you kissing him, I'm not a complete idiot" he continued.
"Kissing her? Sinbad, I never kissed her" argued Doubar, starting to understand what all this was about.
"Don't lie, I saw you with my own two eyes" he screamed, tears rolling down his cheeks. "Don't you dare try to mock me. How long has this been going on for? All the times you've been kissing me, were you thinking of him?" he screeched as Maeve blanched at the implications.
"Sinbad" she cried out. "Look at me" He was still glaring at Doubar and couldn't bring himself to look at her. "LOOK AT ME DAMMIT" she screamed as she grabbed his head and forced him to face her. "Do you really think I'd be capable of that?" she asked more quietly, tears starting to roll down her cheeks as well. "You have to trust me on this, this is ME you're talking to, I wouldn't do that to you, I couldn't" she whispered.
"But I saw you" whispered Sinbad, wanting so desperately to believe her but not being able to deny his own sight.
"Remember our conversation earlier? When I told you about how you'd said all those horrible things, and you swore that it wasn't you" she encouraged.
"But I didn't say those things…" he began to argue.
"I know, and I didn't kiss Doubar either. Someone has been playing us Sinbad, unless you were kissing Cassandra in the forest just now"
"What? Don't be daft, I haven't seen Cassandra since…"he broke off.
"Since you and Maeve first kissed" supplemented Doubar with a grin on his face again. He finally understood what the lass was on about, and it made a lot of sense to all the crazy things that had been happening.
"Yeah" smiled Sinbad gently.
"Little brother, you know I'd never do that to you, don't you" asked Doubar.
"Of course" laughed Sinbad gently. "By Allah I sounded so silly. So you didn't say that you gave up your life to follow me like a childminder and that you hated me for it?"
"To heaven no" gasped Doubar. "I love sailing with you little brother; it's what makes life so worth living, being out on the open seas"
"I love you Doubar" smiled Sinbad as he hugged him.
"I love you too little brother" As they pulled apart he said. "I'd better go and apologise to Firouz then". He winked at Maeve before walking off towards where Rongar and Firouz were hugging. Sinbad turned to Maeve and went to say something before looking towards the forest.
"Cassandra?" he asked, gob smacked.
"Sinbad, nice to see you again, especially after that rather hot kiss" she smirked as Maeve turned and fled before hearing any more.
"Maeve" he yelled after her.
"Oh let her go Captain" grinned Cassandra evilly. "She's not good enough for you anyway. And besides, she won't believe you. You've already messed her around so much today"
"What are you talking about?" questioned Sinbad as Doubar, Rongar and Firouz approached them.