Welcome Falco. That's just fine then. A scientist, as it were, may be an interesting person to have in the storyline. I dare say it's more a philosopher than scientist, considering the state of the scientific process in this world of ours.
Have fun with it!
As for the Dove, I've not heard from her unfortunately. I'll send a letter to her to see if she's still waiting in the sidelines. They cannot head so much toward the Dove as they can head toward the Oracle at Dragon's Peak (or what have you, I'm too tired to look it up at the present time). Once there, if things are timed right and the correct pins and tumblers are touched upon by the correct people, then we're good to go.
Your best bet is to meet up with the company that is currently heading in that direction. They are in the swamp right now. Maybe with enough incentive and accidental luck and some time warping, they might even speed the whole traveling process along. Heh. Because really, until we're all together, time is really a malleable thing.