The Curse is Lifted

Astra replaced her hat and said: "Thank you. And thank you for all your help and support. If I had had to face this on my own, I don't think that I could have coped."

Fred felt rather uncomfortable with Astra's praise. He said: "Anyone would have done the same. I suppose that your hair will have to grow back in its own time, but now you can be confident that it will grow back."

"Yes. I imagine that it will also take a little time for animal life to re-colonise this area. But now we can go back to the tribe, and tell them that it will be safe for them to return. We must do something that we forget about before, as well, and that's to see if we can find out where we are. Before we return, though, we ought to re-bury the skeleton of the explorer, and leave the place as near as possible as it was before we disturbed it."

As they worked to replace the stones, Astra remarked: "From what we heard about the cause of death of the tribal leader who took the ring, it's lucky that I was bitten by that insect before I acquired the ring rather than afterwards."

1. By the time they had finished, it was getting late in the day, so they found a spot to rest for the night that was not too near the explorer's grave nor any of the statues.
2. They set out back along the river towards the tribe's village.

Add New Option

Go Back

View Forward Story Tree
View Back Story Tree