So Abri described how young men from the tribe had seen the murders of the Pengali trackers. Apparently, when Melissa had gone looking for Robert because his wife had reported him missing, and a search of satellite footage had turned up the location of his boat, Thousand Island Pengali had been watching from a distance because the trackers were from the Washing Stones tribe and they were trespassing on tribal land. They had witnessed that Robert had shot the trackers as they were trying to escape.
I had heard this story a few times before, and it had never varied. Pengali were known for their storytelling as means of communication.
“To tell the story properly, we need betanka,” Abri said. “Only then can the truth be heard.”
Ynggi nodded sagely.
“We put it in betanka. Hairy face can res
