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quick?”
he vicious smile appears again.
    “Chief, you don’t understand,
and you never will.”
    “Why not?  Look at how many
wives I have.  Don’t you think I know women better than you do?”
    “You know their bodies, but
not their hearts, sire.”
    “So, you’ve decided to die
for this woman, a stranger you met a couple of hours ago, huh?”
    “Yes.”
    “Auzo, because of your
dedication to me and the respect you hold in this tribe, I will give you a fair
chance.  I’m going to put you in a tent all by yourself.  You will think hard. 
Think about the women and wealth you are sure to receive as our tribe grows and
prospers.  Make sure that you do not die for nothing.”
    He turns to a warrior, “Send
him away.”
    The warrior stands up, “Yes,
Chief.”
    He moves quickly to stand in
front of Auzo, and raises his hand in a salute.  “Commander, I will have to
take the order from our chief.”
    “You can take me over my dead
body,” Auzo chuckles. He stares at the warrior for a long time and then
squeezes out two words, “Back off.”
    The warrior moves one step
back, uncertain, and halts.  “Sorry, Commander.  I can’t.”
    Auzo steps forward.  The
warrior stands stock still.  Suddenly, Auzo draws the sword from the warrior’s
belt, panther-quick to point the tip of the man’s sword right at his throat, “ Back.
Off. ” he voice is low.
    The warrior swallows hard,
face turning pale.  But he doesn’t budge.
    “I don’t want to shed my brother’s
blood.  BACK THE FUCK OFF!”
    “I cannot!”
    The warrior’s lips are
trembling.  But he refuses to move.
    “Then I will have to kill
you,” Auzo pushes the sword deeper, making a slight depression on the warrior’s
neck.
    The warrior’s Adam’s apple moves
deep down and then up again.   He tosses his head back a tiny bit but then
stands straight again.  “Kill me, Commander.”
    Auzo stares at him for long. 
“Fuck!” he says, throwing the sword to the ground.  He turns to the chief, “No
fucking way I’m going to change my mind.  Chief, send all your fucking warriors
now.”
     
    “Very good, Auzo, you’ve
passed the test,” the chief smiles happily.  “Sit down, guys, let’s talk.”
    Auzo’s eyes are as big as
saucers. “What the fuck are you talking about?”
    The chief grins, “Sorry,
Auzo, I was testing the faithfulness of both my warriors.  I guess I went a bit
too far, huh?  Everyone, take a seat.”
    “Sire you’ve gone too fucking
far,” Auzo stares at him with a stiff smile.
     
    We all sit down.
     

     
    AUZO
    Leila smiles at the chief and
shakes her head, “I hate you, chief.  I do hate you.”
    She wipes her tears and then murmurs,
“But thank you, anyway.”
    All the warriors smile at
us. 
    We smile back.
     
    Zapo sits on his big chair,
looking at us one by one.  Finally he opens his mouth, “It’s a promise we
made.  Now we will have to save the girls.  Tell me your strategy.”
    “The number one concern is to
find them,” I say.
    “Right, we’re not sure where
the girls are,” my right hand man Makwee adds.
    The discussion goes on.
     
    Leila looks at us and listens
carefully.  After a while, she smiles and says softly, “Maybe we should go look
on their island?”
     “What if they’re not there yet? 
Maybe they carried the girls to a small island somewhere and raped them?”
Makwee looks at her.
    Leila’s eyes round, “Gosh,”
she murmurs.
    “Let’s hope they don’t do
that,” Makwee tries to comfort her.
     
    “Auzo?” Zapo looks at me.
    I think for a few moments and
then say, “We can send small ships to scout for their battle ships.  It’s an
easy job.”
    “Agreed,” Zapo nods to me.
    I look at my man, “Vokin.”
    He stands up, “Yes, sir.”
    “Bring your trimarans to the
sea. Report any findings immediately.”
    The trimarans are swift ships
with two small hulls attached to the main one.   It sails much faster than
other ships.
    “Yes, sir,”