Returning to the Story

Fengolio wrote stories of a man named Bluejay, he was like Robin Hood. While he was talking with the Black Prince, he told Fengolio that his stories had come true and that the Bluejay was giving to the poor. He also noticed that the Adderhead was paying great amount for his head. The Black Prince also told Fengolio that he had found two children on the Wayless Wood, they went to see the children and Fengolio noticed it was Meggie and Farid. Fengolio was really happy to see them but he also had a lot of questions to ask Meggie like, for example, if his plan and words had worked and that if the shadow had disappeared and how Silvertongue was and all the rest. Farid went to accomplish his mission and warn Dustfinger about Basta, while Meggie stayed with Fengolio. Meggie went to sleep in a bed that Fengolio once used, he also told her that the next day they were going to visit the Laughing Prince to hand him a story because he was celebrating his grandson birthday. They went to the palace and gave the story that he had written, even though it was sad because his son, Cosimo the Fair had died, it pleased the prince.  They went to see the festivities outside.

Farid found Dustfinger playing with fire. He ran as fast as he could towards him and Dustfinger was very pleased to see his appendix. He told Dustfinger the bad news about Basta had come to the book and came for revenge towards him.  Roxane at first thought that Farid was Dustinger´s son but when she notice that he was only his student she invited him to stay inside. They went to the Prince of Sight´s grandson Jacopo festivities were Farid started to throw torches and gain some coins; more and more people gathered around him to see him preform and Dustfinger was very proud of him. He was watching from a roof top and he also saw his daughter and because of her ugliness, he didn’t dare to go to see her.  He talked to his old friend the Black Prince and introduced his new marten Jink. He also saw Meggie and Fengolio on the back.

Fengolio saw that his story wasn’t being normal because Cosimo had died so he had an idea using Meggie words, he was going to bring to life someone who looked like Cosimo so that his story will go back to track. Meggie read it on the house she was staying and Cosimo started to walk through the streets. Farid knocked on the door and Meggie went to see him, he asked Meggie to go with him to Dustfinger’s place because he was feeling jealous about his wife since now Dustfinger want paying much attention to him. They went downstairs to say goodbye and Farid kissed Meggie and then left, telling Meggie to go to Dustfinger´s house.

Magpie ordered Basta to free Mo, Resa, Elinor and Darius so they can have a meeting. She told them all that she wanted to take revenge over his son Capricorn; she thought that he was still alive but in the Inkworld so her plan was that Orpheus will read them (her, Basta and Mortimer) into the story. When Orpheus started reading, Resa went to Mo´s side so she will also get in the book. When they finally were in the Inkworld , Magpie saw the fortress of his son abandoned;  she faced that his son was also dead in the world that he came from, she was so mad at Mo that she shot him. Luckily Resa

pulled him and he was shot in the shoulder. Magpie and Basta left them alone. Resa was so afraid because Mo didn’t answer her, she had her voice back but she couldn’t do nothing since she was afraid that the wolves might come. An old lady came and promised to help them, so she went to a nearby village to get help and told Resa to be careful because the White women might take Mo.  She saw the White women approach them but she scared them away and prohibit them to see Mo injured. The old lady came back and took them to a cave were Mo was cured, he was incontinent but he was better. He could listen but he didn’t talk much. People who were nearby may suspected that he might be the Bluejay but she denied that her husband could be. Resa gives a note to Cloud-Dancer to give it to Dustfinger which said that if he could help her find his daughter. Cloud-Dancer promised to give the note to the Fire eater. People insisted that Mo was the Bluejay and made a plan to take him to Capricon´s old fortress because they didn’t wanted to be hanged; but the Black Prince came and saved Resa because she claimed to know Dustfinger so they were safe under the Prince protection. 

There was a quote that took my attention since it made me remember of a movie I’ve seen before; it was when Fengolio thought about the black prince companion, his bear:

“… Fengolio told himself: Why did you have to make the Prince´s companion a tame bear? A dog would have done just as well. The market traders told anyone who listened that the bear was a man under a spell, bewitched by fairies or brownies. ” (Funke, 136)

This quote made me remember of the Disney movie “Brave” because in the movie there are two bears. One of the bear’s names is Mordu which is a prince that was turned into a bear by an old lady. And the others bear’s name is Elinor which is the queen that has turned into a bear by a poison. This relates to the book because the people on the market thought that the prince companion was a man under a spell. In the case of Mordu, he became a bad spirit, suffering and living in pain because que couldn’t manage his feelings; in the other hand, Elinor was a good bear-spirit but as time is running, her daughter had to figure out how can she fixed their feelings and return her mother back to normal before she became a bad spirit as Mordu.

There was another quote that took my attention which was when Meggie was feeling homesick:

“… All this beauty around her, yet she kept thinking of Elinor’s house and Mo´s workshop… Her heart was so stupid! Hadn’t it always beat faster when Resa told her about the Inkworld? And now that she was here, really here, it didn’t seem to know just what it ought to feel. It’s because the others aren’t here, too, something inside her whispered, as if her heart were trying to defend itself. Because they’re none of them here.” (Funke, 152)

This quote made me think about the importance of family. Even if your wish comes true there is a time you feel empty that is because you think about the people who love you and that always are supporting you. Meggie felt empty because even if she was where she had wished to be, she isn’t sharing it with the people she love and she isn’t spending as good as she hopped to. It is important that we start to value our family and give thanks to all the moments we are able to spend with them because they will always support you and be by your side.

In the last chapters, of the book Inkspell by Cornelia Funke there is a theme that was demonstrated on every chapter which is the importance of friendship.  It is said explicitly that we should value the friendship we have with others because we have spent great time with them and learned how we can spend many time together. We should also be willing to help them when they are needed and spend time with those who we love. In conclusion, friendship is s theme presented in the story which we should learn much and care about.