12 I’ve seen a lot of crazy things in my human life. I’d swam in the Devil’s Pool in Zambia. Why was it called the Devil’s Pool, you ask? Because it was the natural pool at the edge of Victoria Falls where the waters fell down a one hundred meter drop. I’d walked on the same ice as an Arctic polar bear. I held my ground when the bear spotted me on the other side of the ice. I only took a step back when I heard the ice crack. I wasn’t stupid. And it wasn’t like I’d never been to a boxing match or a martial arts bout. I’d been on the fencing circuit for all of my teen years. Hell, I’d even found my way into a couple of real-life fight clubs in New York City. Though I can’t talk about them because of the rules. I’d seen crazier things during my adventures with Nia. There had been high-fly

