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Meggie loves Mo. She had planned to leave with Farid, the Black Prince, and the Black Prince's men to go to help Mo, even though she was supposed to stay behind. "But Mo was alone, all alone. He needed her. He'd always needed her"(632). This shows Meggie loves Mo since she wanted to help him.

Dustfinger loves his daughter, Brianna. Orpheus had promised him that if he made a trail to Mo, he would release Brianna from the cage and the Night-Mare. ""I'll kill you if it so much as touches her. I don't know much about killing, but for you I'd learn""(586)! This shows Dustfinger cares for his daughter a lot, and would do almost anything to save her.

Orpheus is manipulative. He went down to the dungeon cell where Mo was being held captive. ""Oh, so you're not talking to me anymore? Very understandable." Orpheus smiled with self-satisfaction, and Mo's hand went to where his knife had been hidden, the knife so carefully concealed by Battista""(558). This shows that Orpheus is devious.

Doria likes Meggie. He is always being really nice to her, especially when she is upset. In the text it said, ""Well, that boy, you know who I mean--the one who keeps looking at you and brings you flowers and turns Farid green with jealousy""(487). This shows that Doria has feelings for Meggie.

Farid loves Dustfinger. Farid and Dustfinger were making creatures out of fire and sending them up the walls of Ombra's castle to distract the Piper from hurting Mo. "But Farid sat with Dustfinger in a thicket of thorn apple and brownie-thorn, feeling happiness warm his heart"(340). This shows that Dustfinger makes Farid happy when he is around, because Farid cares a lot about him.

Orpheus is arrogant. This was seen when he was telling Farid that Dustfinger was back, thinking that only his words helped Dustfinger. ""Yes, he's back," Orpheus went on. "Thanks to my words--but the rabble out there are saying the Bluejay brought him back""(245)! This shows that Orpheus thinks himself superior to everyone, and that only he could complete great feats like bringing someone back from the dead.

Mo's being selfish. Meggie overheard his and Resa's argument about their developing second child and going home. ""What about your second child?" Resa went on. "Do you want the baby born in this world?"… By now her father loved this world as much as he and Resa had once done"(148). This shows that instead of thinking of what's best for his family, Mo is only thinking of what he wants for himself.