Chapter 21

Leaves of the giant iroko trees have littered the whole of Adekunle's

compound except for the veranda, the day just dawns as young girls

hurry to the stream to get water for breakfast to be prepared,

Kehinde, histhe only daughter and child had suddenly awoken, and

struggle to see through the broken unplastered hut where she laid, she

was awoken by the sound of her father's usual songs which he sings

every morning before he embarks for a hunt, Adekunle, he was well

known as a reputable hunter and a warrior who had procured for himself

two titles: most reputable hunter and a great warrior who has defended

the villagers from rivals... his fame has spread to reaching even

across several kingdoms, his confrontations with several spirit

animals and his victories are widely spoken about... reputation is one

gem that Adekunle will guard with the whole of his life; he prefers

death to the lost of his reputation, he either wins or dies. The

belief tha