thers " ▁who ▁wants ▁star st uff ▁for ▁self ish ▁mot ives . ▁N ere zza ▁takes ▁Lord ▁Om bra ▁from ▁England ▁to ▁the ▁land ▁of ▁Rund oon . ▁George ▁Dar ling - ▁George ▁is ▁Mol ly ' s ▁London ▁friend , ▁and ▁he ▁will ▁grow ▁up ▁to ▁become ▁the ▁father ▁of ▁Wend y , ▁John , ▁and ▁Michael . ▁George ▁obviously ▁has ▁feelings ▁for ▁Mol ly , ▁and ▁is ▁extremely ▁je alous ▁of ▁Peter , ▁which ▁am uses ▁Mol ly . ▁He ▁is ▁c aut ious ▁but ▁loyal ▁and ▁ref uses ▁to ▁let ▁Mol ly ▁go ▁into ▁danger ▁alone . ▁He ▁is ▁also ▁very ▁intellig ent , ▁and ▁his ▁knowledge ▁of ▁stars ▁and ▁ships ▁proves ▁especially ▁helpful ▁in ▁this ▁book . ▁Lord ▁Leonard ▁A ster ▁and ▁Lady ▁Louise ▁A ster - ▁Mol ly ' s ▁parents ▁are ▁Leonard ▁and ▁Louise ▁A ster , ▁who ▁live ▁in ▁a ▁m ansion ▁near ▁K ens ington ▁Gard ens . ▁ ▁Mol ly ' s ▁father ▁is ▁secret ly ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁greatest ▁St arc atch ers . ▁He ▁is ▁protect ive ▁of ▁the ▁children , ▁but ▁reli ant ▁on ▁their ▁help . ▁Bak ari - ▁A ▁friendly ▁St arc atch er ▁who ▁has ▁contacts ▁in ▁Rund oon ▁and ▁accompan ies ▁Lord ▁A ster ▁on ▁his ▁journey ▁across ▁the ▁desert . ▁He ▁gets ▁his ▁shadow ▁tempor arily ▁removed ▁by ▁Lord ▁Om bra . ▁S mee - ▁Captain ▁Hook ' s ▁rather ▁thick - head ed ▁first ▁mate . ▁He ▁is ▁made ▁captain ▁after ▁Hook ▁goes ▁missing