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he salutes and
rushes out.
     “We will get them if they’re
on the ship,” I look at my warriors.
    “What if they’re back on the
island already?” a warrior asks.
    “That, hmmm…”
    I have to be very careful. 
The island is full of the cannibal inhabitants.  Every resident is a violent
soldier.  There are huge trees, thick bushes, and deep valleys everywhere. 
They can easily ambush us.
    Worse, they use poison
arrows.  It is a slow and extremely painful death.
    “We can’t send out a battalion,”
I say finally.
    The other warriors shake
their heads.
    “Let’s sneak in,” Makwee suggests.
    We begin to discuss the
details.  Soon, we come to a decision: two small trading ships will get on
shore in the night.  Our soldiers will be on board, and by the light of our
moons, we will sneak into the forest.
    “I want every soldier to wear
the animal skin jacket,” I say.  The jacket offers the best protection against
the poison arrows and other weapons.
    “Yes sir, we will make sure
our men do that,” a few warriors answer.
     
    “I’ll go with you,” Leila
looks at me.
    “No fucking way, Leila, it’s
too fucking dangerous,” I stare at her.
    “If we die, then we die
together,’ she says calmly.
    I think for a few moments and
then look at the chief, “Zapo, can she come with us?”
    The chief looks at me with a
smile, “First, you break the tribe rule and make her your woman, without my
permission.  Now you’re breaking one more rule by bringing a woman into battle. 
Do you know the punishment, Auzo?”
    “Double death,” I smile.
    The warriors chuckle.
    “You have my mercy this time,
but don’t expect me to be so nice to you again.  Make sure you bring her back
alive.”
    “Yes, chief,” I grin.
    “And make sure you stick to
the two rules of your marriage.”
    My heart sinks.  Hell, this
is not nice.  But these are the fucking tribe rules anyways.  “Yes, chief.”
    Zapo stands up and walks
slowly, looking into the eyes of every warrior.  Finally he looks at all of
us.  “Boys, do your best but don’t do anything stupid.  I want to see you
again.  Understood?”
    “Yes sir!” we roar. 
    As warriors, we get excited
going to a battle.  We are not scared of death because we know our souls will
go to heaven.  We will be honored and we will live with our ancestors in the
beautiful Holy Mountain Worken Dorf. 
    And we know our ancestors are
always with us.  As long we pray, they will come to our protection.  We will win .

Chapter Two
    LEILA
    Whatever the meat that’s cooking,
it smells like roast beef, and it smells good.   “Auzo, it doesn’t have to be
well-done,” I swallow my saliva, looking at the sizzling meat on the fire.
    “I know you’re hungry, baby,”
He rips off a big piece of meat and smiles, “open your mouth.”
    I open my mouth and take a
bite.  The proteins seep through my whole body.  This is my first real meal since,
gosh, over a month?  I hate those silly straw balls. 
    I’m swallowing my bites hard
and fast.  The meat is burning hot.  I huff and puff.
    “Spit it out, damn, you’re
going to get burned,” Auzo urges.
    I swallow hard.  The meat
gets stuck in my throat.  I swallow again.  It goes down this time.   Oh, boy,
this is the best meat I’ve ever tried.
    “Why didn’t you spit out? 
Did you get burned?” Auzo stares at me.
    “Why should I spit it out? 
It’s food , okay?”
    Auzo puts the rest of the
meat on a big wooden tray.  He uses a long knife to slice it quickly.  Then he
put the tray in between us.
    I look around. There is no
cutlery.  I smile, looking at him.  My eyebrow shoots up for a short moment.
    “What?”
    “How are we going to eat?”
    He looks at me, puzzled. 
Then he smiles, “Let me show you.” 
    He picks up a large piece of
meat and opens his big mouth.  He puts the meat in and chews fast.  “Fuck, this
is hot,” he mumbles.
    I watch and then pick up a
small piece.
    “Oh, no,” he