"Zolin finally claims Lin Ming. Bonnie announces an unexpected decision."
It took many more attempts before Lin Ming was able to craft a blowgun that even approached the level of quality she was aiming for, and by that time it was late in the afternoon. Filled with helpless frustration and...
"Zolin finally prepares to make his move. Isaiah and Metztli's relationship continues to grow."
While Isaiah was busy getting to know Metztli's children, Dr. Harwood was busy scribbling in her field journal. She'd already filled several of them with notes and observations on the Aiwaha and their language, customs, and culture, and there was...
"Alex goes to her booking with Mark and his girlfriend."
Alex spent the rest of the day squirming with anticipation. She tried to preoccupy herself with other things, like doing some more shopping, taking a nice walk in the park, and even squeezing in a quick nap, but her mind...
"Lin contemplates her mysterious suitor. Metztli comes to a decision about Isaiah."
On the other side of the village, Lin Ming sat alone in the hut she shared with the rest of her group and ran her hand across the jaguar pelt over and over. Harwood and the others were off doing...
"Alex returns home and then begins planning for her future."
The ride home was a blur of anticipation and raw nerves for Alex. What would she tell her parents? What if they found out? But as the taxi pulled up to her house, she realized she didn’t care anymore. She...
"Zolin goes hunting. Metztli begins teaching the boys how to hunt."
One of the reasons jaguars were so hard to hunt, Zolin reflected as he padded through the jungle, was that they left nothing in the way of a visible trail. They were like phantoms, appearing to human eyes as if...
"Cody visits his grandparents in Arkansas for summer vacation and has a summer he’ll never forget."
The first thing that struck Cody as he stepped out of his grandparents' dilapidated old pickup truck was the oppressive silence that hung over the sleepy rural town of Sweetwater, Arkansas. It was as if the very air had been...
"Lin Ming and the others meet the Aiwaha."
PrologueFrom the field journal of Dr. Layla Harwood:I took this photograph (see above) during my first stay with Naka-Mur and his tribe, the Aiwaha. The young woman in it--whose name I never learned--was one of those who willingly volunteered to...
"After returning to the hotel, Alex and Charles have an electrifying night."
The grand finale of the opera had come and gone, but the real performance was just beginning for Alex and Charles. They left the theater with a sense of urgency and hastened back to his car. The drive back to...
"Lin Ming and her classmates reach the territory of the Aiwaha."
Lin Ming stirred and opened her eyes, uncurling from her sleeping bag like a drowsy kitten. It was still dark outside her little tent, and from what she could hear, no one else in the camp was awake yet. She...