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Includes "Fire-Eye #5"Art: Barry Blair and Colin Chan
Pei Lar takes Bren to her home in a upper shack where there are others: about five
others. She tells him he should not fear being alone again. Days pass: Jethel tells
Arro that he can call him Jethel instead of FireóEye, the name the nasty five fingers
call him. Koni wonders what council is when Jethel jumps down and calls it, trying
to recall everything he learned from Dart. "So far, we are only four...a single
hand of us." A dog licks Slyvie's hand. One dog runs and Arro and Koni chase
it. Jethel sighs, "It was a start, I suppose..." The dog chases a batómonkey
which is on a tree. High Tower of Ahnn Li: Ahnn tells two messengers to go back with
word that the set backs are nothing. He then calls in Cam Triompe, calling him a
demon trafficking friend. He has read Cam's journals and knows of his knowledge of
the elves, and his ally Ge'oóKa told him about Cam's time with Jethel, Dart, Yun,
and Suntop as they ate and spent good times. Kibo overhears Ahnn's threat to harm
Kibo if Cam doesn't tell all his knows about the elves. Ahnessah comes to Cam. As
Kibo listens near the door, outside in the hall, or street, Ahnessah tells Cam she
fears for the forest and even for FireóEye, all have a right to life, she also tells
Cam she loves Ahnn Li. Cam has to think on all this after Ahnn's outburst at him.
He puts his arm around Kibo who puts his arm around him and the two have to return
to their quarters. Ahnessah thinks if Cam won't help her, she will find one who will.
When Koni finds all his dogs but Boots, he whistles but Jethel jumps down on him,
telling him to be quiet. Boots returns and Koni runs to him, "There you are,
you big ol' goof! Come here!" Boots, a female, is foaming at the mouth. Someone
sends to Jethel to take the children into the tree and keep them there. Jethel looks
up, "Wha...?! That'sóóChot?!?" Jethel sends the kids into the tree. Before
he can be chief now, music lures Boots away. She seems calm and goes to the player...Chot
who plays a wooden flute. Gentle, Chot tells the dog that she doesn't know what happened
and the dog closes her eyes. Chot says, "That's all right...you keep your little
master's face before you..." Chot rubs her neck but then has to snap it. His
closed eyes run with tears. Jethel wonders what to tell Koni about his dog...the
cub is heartbroken. He also wonders about Chot...he thought no one would ever see
him again. A piece of wood falls into his lap with a wolf designed into itóólike
the Send Pictures Dart and the others shared (in NEW BLOOD). Chot sends and tells
the sapling to learn the lesson. Jethel cannot scent Chot but Chot wants it that
way for now. Chot tells him if he wants to be chief he has to think into the future
and sometimes he has to think about now, being a wolf. He has to learn how to do
both. Boy helpers of Ahnessah call Kibo to her. She touches his shoulder, his hair,
and head as she tells him she can help him keep Cam safe from Ahnn Li but she wants
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