The boy said, "Follow me and keep up. There are venomous snakes in this forest."

"Okay." Nina didn't dare to relax.

They walked for over an hour before the boy finally led her out of the forest. Just as he had said, there was a village not far from the forest's edge.

Unlike the previous village she had seen, this one, although also made of mud houses, had chickens, ducks, and vegetable gardens around it. There were even people selling goods from their cars at the entrance. The boy led her over.

The boy spoke with the villagers in a language she didn't understand. After a while, he turned to her and said, "We can stay here for now, but I don't have any money. My hand is injured, so you'll have to work with the villagers to gather medicinal herbs to earn our keep."

"I have money." Nina hadn't expected to be sold out by the boy, but she had come to the Yaren territory well-prepared. She had asked Scarlet to exchange some local currency for her to carry. "That's even better." The boy said something to the man they were talking to. Then he turned back to Nina, "Pay him upfront."

Nina took out a 100 local currency note from her pocket. The man accepted it with satisfaction.

says 100 can cover ten days of stay. But if you plan to

teacher here, Mr. Micah, knows people connected to Pharaoh. If you're looking for Pharaoh, talk to

in the local

clenched, and Nina could see the tension

in the local language, "We don't work for Pharaoh but he's a good person who has always helped us

The boy couldn't

had seen his entire

person how could he allow his men to do such

He taught us about medicinal herbs, allowing us

boy fell silent, but

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