CHAPTER ELEVEN
Ebube and Nnaemeka had never been apart this long. After the exchange of excited greetings and pleasantries, the two went a short distance from Nneka to converse in private.
It transpired that a few days after Azuka had told Nnaemeka that Ebube was alive in the evil forest, he had summoned the courage to go in search for him, a mission not even the very brave dared. But he was ready to take chances for his best friend.
“If Ebube is still alive in the evil forest, then something is not right,” he had told himself. “It must be that he has been caged by spirits and needs my help.”
Azuka had fortified him for any encounter he might face, and this had further boosted his morale, for no one had ventured deep into the evil forest and returned alive. It was like going into the s
