Did Bobby ever date or have a relationship during the battle or particularly the whole time he spent on Ibara? Did he have any secret relationships he didn’t write about, but was implied? Also why did he bury the flume when he knew giving up was exactly what Dane wanted? I appreciate you answering my questions. I know this one might be a tough one, but just curious.

D.J. MacHale Bobby felt as though the battle with Saint Dane was won, and the flumes were no longer needed. He was tired of the battle, had given up on any chance of seeing his family and home again, and decided to live on they idyllic Ibara. That decision alone is a key component to the story because as we flip over to Mark and Courtney's story, we realize that Bobby is totally wrong. Saint Dane was far from done. I wanted the tension and frustration to build up in the reader, knowing that Bobby was totally clueless as to what was really happening. So that moment when he realized he was wrong, and has to make a choice, is one of my favorite moments in the whole series. He's in that cave, looking at the Traveler ring on the ground. I wanted readers to think: "Pick it up...pick it up...PICK UP THE DAMN RING!" Bobby does, puts it on, jumps back into the flume and Hobey ho, off he goes.

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