As he bent his head down, with the other warriors doing likewise, he remembered Karugo’s warning to him after he’d defeated Omataina – to ensure he was inside the sacred grove before the setting of the sun.
The both of them sat sideways and said nothing to each other for several seconds until Berjho broke the ice.
“Are you okay?”
“I’m fine…I’m okay”.
“The way it dropped you, you know it had no choice since there was no clear space around here”.
“I know. A sensible bird it is”.
“You must be hungry”, Berjho whispered and stood up while looking around cautiously. She had barely responded when Berjho hurried into the deepest part of the farm and returned with enough fruits for both of them.
“So that was Danushiki?”
“Yes, it was him…in the form of a gigantic golden eagle”.
“I’m glad yo
