Swiper made faces at Aaron all day as they flew over mountains and valleys. Aaron tried to ignore the animal, for he did not like him.
Swiper also had a bad habit of.....

...talking when his mouth was full, which Jenine thought was completely disgusting. They flew on for three days and nights, but the dragons were completely exausted so they started to look for some sort of shelther. It was fairly dark out when...

...Jenine shouted in excitement, "there is a lake with a big enough beach to land on," and then headed towards it.
Samuel followed her lead without a word, to exhausted to speak unnecessarily.
They landed on the beach, a small bit of sand which was surrounded by evergreens except where the glassy lake was.
They made camp and the dragons and Aaron were very relieved when Swiper announced that he was going to spend the night in a tree.
At last, they all went off into quiet slumbers until Jenine woke with a start.

She had heard a mournful wailing coming from the water. It sounded sad, but also beutiful. Her freinds were so tired that they slept right through it and she didn't want to wake them so, hesitantly, she traveled toward the lake.
"Why, its a loon!" She said amazed. The black and white bird looked at her in curiosity. If she had been a human her eyes wouldn't have penetrated the dark, but she was a dragon, so she just silently marveled at the beutiful red-eyed creature.

The loon acted as if he didn't see her and continued on with his nighttime song for no other description could properly do it justice.
After awhile of singing it occurred to Jenine that it was more than just a song but a sort of prayer or chant.
Sure enough as the loon continued to sing, and Jenine could hardly believe her eyes, a light seem to come from the bottom from the lake, right in the center.

Just then, before Jenine's amazed eyes, a fairy came out of the lake. She looked as if she was made of light. Indeed, the light that Jenine had seen in the lake had been the glow of the Fairy.
"I am Lyna," the fairy said to Jenine.

"But...But... It was the loon that called you..." said Jenine wanting to be fair.
"Indeed," replied the fairy, "but, he wanted me to help you, so what do you seek."
"Ohh," Jenine said gratefully, "Could you tell me where the Magic Mushroom is?"
"It is far from here, across the...

.....Orange Ocean," said Lyna.

Jenine followed the fairy's pointing finger and saw, stretching as far as the eye could see, an orange ocean.
"How do I cross it?"

Lyna said, "First, you must go alone. no one must follow you. Secondly, you must.....

....."find a Handkerchief, its a magical handkerchief that will heal you of any cut. This handkerchief was stolen from us fairies by some creature, we are not sure what kind of animal stole it. And if you find it you will be able to use it on your journey"

Jenine checked a violent urge to burst out in rage at Swiper.
After calming down, she found upon reflection that it was rather a stroke of good luck that Swiper had joined the party and that the handkerchief was close at hand.
"I know where the handkerchief is; I will go and get it," Jenine replied after her deliberation and then proceeded to go back to the camp, but suddenly checked herself.
She turned around and queried the fairy, "Can you make an exception to the rule that I must go alone: can I take a boy by the name of Aaron along?"
The fairy was utterly stupefied despite herself and only managed a hoarse exclamation, "Aaron! y-you have Aaron?!"

"yes........" Jenine said her curiosity starting to kick in, "Do you know him?"

"Know him well not me personally, but I have heard of him all over the lake!" Lyna said.

Aaron gave Jenine a smug look. "Yes, I am known far and wide by many people. Don't look so surprised!"

Jenine shook her head and returned her attention to Lyna. "So can Aaron come with me?"

Lyna hestitated. "Yes, I supose he can. On one condition though.....

... You... must... only travel a distance of ten miles a day."
"Don't listen to her Jenine, she is only making that condition so that some of her people might follow us. Furthermore, don't listen to all that about going across the orange sea to go find the magic mushroom. It is a lie. The orange sea leads straight into fairy country where nobody but fairies every go in and come back out again," Aaron interposed, matter-of-fact.
Jenine was confused, but also angry.
"How do you know...

.....about this, Aaron? who am I to believe! I am being told two different things by two different people whom I do not know!" Jenine fely tears starting in her eyes.

Aaron looked her right in the face. "Trust me, Jenine. I know all about fairy's and their tricks."

"I can't tell you more at present, but you have got to trust me."
As Jenine looked into the honest boy's face she couldn't but believe him.
"Alright, we won't go across the orange ocean."
Jenine turned to the fairy, raised herself to her hind legs and opened her mouth as if to breathe fire.
The fairy needed no further motivation and hastily retreating into the lake, which is what the orange sea was gradually turning into.
"Yay, you did it Jenine!" Aaron congratulated her.
Jenine was gratified, but still a little incredulous. "Fairies can't be all bad... can they?"