eads in affirmation. As I leave the house. I am sad about what had happened, but I lik

rived. The healer had come. He stared at him when I walked

ko

and why he was

fused. I go out and wait until he is done, and when he came out, h

the sho

owers. "What if there is one or two, maybe a village?" I ask myself. I see basma come out now. She looks

e here," she yelled, and as I turned and

pierce me as I took each step away

because I was used to the mongos. And there I could see a famil

ned with shi

swallowed hard, as

d in the past, but you

t stay far away f

from here until you began selling your toys and bows. Word

My heart had followed me here. I asked her what h

still want to honor your word? Yes,

ened to Bo

I don't have the answers

at the cave af

it was only to get something she had promised me

sm

omised

e I would

u kill

as killed by the Gbali people.""I killed them all, it wasn't them

ou want to keep it, I will talk to my grandfather king Sara lak and he would approve of our union. You can be my husband, and we would

am rich and I have every

t family,

? "No, it is not Lolo, a

ay for this Kalenje, I will make you feel this pain you have caused me, I will take them all away fr

y cold.It was Ara. She had the power. Too, she had made Borrakama perform the same ceremony for her. How did she know about it? I even wasn't aware until the day Borankama did it to me. I

s highly guarded.As I wait. For dark to come, I study the guards closely. And when

he west wing of the palace where the princesses stayed.And there I waited some more and listene

my full form, the eagle head, leopard body, and snake tail. I pounced on her, but she transformed, too. And as we fought, the others were alarmed, an

m rest, let me go back and close up the shop, I sa

what had happened, but I liked the fa

head back home.When I arrived. The healer had come. He stared at him wh

ko

rstand why h

out and wait until he is done, and when he came out, he spoke from the other end, "Thi

nt to believe it. There is n

e or two, maybe a vi

sks me if I had done that to her husband, and why would I d

pain in her voice pierce me as I took each step away from all I have known here in Boda. I go

ng in front of it. There was a smile on her

wallowed hard, as I

m me, could you?" She continued, I missed you too, you know, but I thought you were far from here until

nd see for mysel

ad followe

and in the cave, but she did not a

er that. I don't have the answers you seek, she says calmly."You were there at the cave after it happened.""Yes, I was there,

smi

omised

e I would

u kill

me. I could never hurt her. She

I answered her."I only came here to see if you remembered your promise, and if you want to keep it, I will talk to my grandfather king Sara lak and he wou

mean, you can

m rich and I have everyth

family, i

in love

lows behind me.I will make you pay for this Kalenje, I will make you feel this pain you have caused me, I will take

same ceremony.How did she know about it? I even wasn't aware until the day Borankama did it to me.I check around and don't find basma or Lolo.I rush out using Ara's scent, which I could detect once I dragged the leopard out, but I don't transform,Only my senses chan

ayed.I flew to the west wing of the palace where the princesses stayed.And there

ugh her window,And as I transf

of their own blood.Infuriated, I transformed into my f

fought, the others were alarmed, and as they rushed out

in the pool of her blood. She was on the floor