Chapter 4Laying there in the quiet, semi-darkness, Tane tried to make sense of the flashes of memory he endured. He was glad Totara had warned him, but it proved impossible to sift them all into place. All I want is to see Rakau again. To know he’s okay.
There was no way for him to tell how long he lay there. His watch had stopped and his cell phone was still in his bag somewhere in the forest. At a sound, Tane sat up straight, but it was only one of the Hākuturi.
“Kāpene Totara bids you join us. This way.”
Following the man, Tane was led along bridges of wide branches or rope that reminded him more of spider’s thread. Finally, he arrived at a wide, circular space, high in the tree canopy where others of the Hākuturi had already gathered, including Totara.
However, there was no sign of
