Chapter Three
Slave Hunt
The shapeless black formed into dense foliage with huge, strangely shaped leaves above and around me. I’m dizzy and lean against a thick, moss covered tree trunk while exotic birds call out and I get my bearings.
How long was I unconscious? And why aren’t I waking up in a hospital bed instead of...this place? Nothing is familiar. A bird with an upwardly curved beak suddenly flies by. Something that resembles a deer, but too big for one, comes bounding through and is soon lost in the growth. Peace returns and I’m ready to wake up. All this greenery, along with this short, leathery dress I wear, will be a dim memory. But it’s soon proven I’m wide awake.
A woman crashes through the plants, trips and falls a short distance away. Her outfit is similar to mine and wh
