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One of the DQ fanfiction writers I talk to on ff.net suggested that it could have been Davy the cabin boy who drugged Britta's water. It does make sense. Davy had plenty of opportunity to put the drug in Britta's water bottle, at least more opportunity than any of the finalists or Mab had. And he is one of the only crew-members on the ship to be named and pointed out (so far). Most of the crew are mentioned briefly by what their role is but they are not specifically named.

I don't think Mab is Britta's secret enemy. I don't even think she desires the Staff in any way. There hasn't been any indication that she would do something like that just to help herself. She already made it clear in the beginning of Shadows of the Master what her stance on treasure-seeking is. And I think she is too dedicated to the Rosalyn Fleet to risk her ships just so she can take the Staff for herself. I'm sure that her only motive for being on the ship is to find the next Trader Rosalyn, and the only question is whether she knows who Britta really is.

I don't think it could be any of the finalists either. We all know by now that it's not Sky, since's outright stated it in Two Moons, and Vashti seems too confident and smug to resort to trickery like that. She knows she has the biggest chance of winning the competition out of all the competitors, so why resort to violence and drugging to get what she wants? Jewel is too open and friendly to be an enemy to Britta, and she doesn't seem like the sort of person who is cunning enough to drug someone to take her out of the running. And besides, she could have taken her out of the running many times before then (like when Britta almost missed the examination because she had fallen asleep), but didn't. So I don't think she's the enemy. Personally, I really hope she's Barda and Lindal's daughter, or at the very least is a family friend of Barda and Lindal's family. That would be awesome! :D

So that leaves... no one I can think of who would have a motive to take Britta out of the competition. :/

Honestly, I'm more excited about the possibility of there being more Sky/Britta in the next book, and the possibility of them being endgame. I love how they interact together! Their relationship seems to change between them during Two Moons, with Britta first disliking Sky and not trusting him, then they end up stuck in the swamp together and Britta has to trade for their way out. I'm not sure when exactly it happens, but there is a significant shift in their relationship in Two Moons, with Britta at the end actually confiding in Sky about her fears about her secret enemy and thoughts about who could have drugged her, and also worrying for Sky when he is locked in the lock-up. I find that (the changing relationship between Britta and Sky) an interesting development and I can't wait to see where Rodda goes with this. (I really hope they become a couple at the very end!)

So did anyone else notice the things I did (in regards to Britta/Sky) when I first read Two Moons? At least on fanfiction.net, it doesn't seem like anyone saw the ship-teasing scenes I saw between Britta and Sky, like the scene outside of Maris when Britta and Sky were talking, the scene in the swamp when Britta bargained for Sky's life, the scene when they were both coming back to the ship and Britta actually confided in Sky about the drugging and the fact that she has an enemy who has already tried to harm her. And there's the scene at the very end when Britta is worrying for Sky who is locked in the lock-up. Did anyone else notice the ship-teases in any of these scenes or was it just me who saw them?

Also (and this is something I've been wanting to discuss ever since I first finished the book and saw the Britta/Sky couple being teased) if Britta does have feelings for Sky, does that mean that she could be bisexual? I mean, she believed that Sky was a girl at first, and if she did begin to have feelings for Sky before discovering that he's a guy, then it could be possible that she's bisexual, couldn't it? Though it does depend on when (if ever) she ends up having feelings for Sky. But it would be an interesting development, I think.