Chapter 24
Ella stiffly stood, looking around the large room the gorilla man had led her to. She glanced over her shoulder. He was standing just inside the double doors. He stared back at her with beady, black eyes devoid of emotion. This was the beast from the tales of her people.
Rubbing her hands up and down her arms to warm them, she silently walked around the room. It was filled with artifacts that she recognized. Many of the items were tools that her people still used. Most of the pieces were encased in clear plastic to protect them. Ella found it amusing that anyone would want to keep the old discarded baskets or pieces of hunting string as a prize.
“Fascinating, aren’t they?” a woman’s voice echoed behind her.
Ella turned to look at the elderly woman who stepped into the room.
