Jaguar's Shadow
But her eyes moved on, and he allowed his lungs to work again.
"We watch," he said softly. "We learn. And we decide."
As the sun climbed higher in the sky, Kai and Zira shadowed the strangers' progress through the jungle. They moved like ghosts, unseen and unheard, yet always present. Kai found himself impressed by the outsiders' determination. Despite the heat, the insects, the difficult terrain, they pressed on, their enthusiasm seemingly undiminished.
It was mid-afternoon when disaster struck. The young one - Miguel, Kai had learned - lost his footing on a slippery bank. His cry of alarm was cut short as he tumbled down the slope, disappearing into a tangle of vines and undergrowth.
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