After Inkdeath, Farid decided to earn his living as a Fire-Dancer. He decided to head to the mountains. He finds a small mountain village and decides to put on a show. When he performed, the audience was stolen by another Fire-Dancer just down the street. She had long hair that was just as red as the fiery eagle she had summoned, and her icy blue eyes that shone with happiness as the flames circled the audience. When Jink jumped on her small black fox, she sent the eagle to protect him. Farid couldn't just watch as Jink got burnt, so he summoned white flames to defend him. The fox ran back to the girl, and she cradled him in her arms, and quickly examined the wounds Jink and Farid's flames had inflicted. The girl gently placed him on the ground, smiled and continued her show, but Farid could see the anger burning behind her smile when their eyes met. Many of the audience members glared daggers at Farid, making him feel unbearably guilty, so he decides to apologise after the show.