Chapter 2 Scene 10

Point of view of Gopumbi:
Gopumbi explores the region of the swamp 200 meters to the south of Bukela. He doesn't find anything interesting for several minutes, and then notices a butterfly fly over a steep hill. It is too slippery to climb directly.

Quest 44: Make a ladder to get up the hill.

Gopumbi scouts around and finds two long branches and several short ones, and he uses several pieces of liana lying on the ground to fashion the ladder. It barely supports his weight as he climbs up the steep hill.

Quest 44 complete!

The reason there was so much liana lying around is that there is a lot of it on the hill. Gopumbi fights his way through it and sees the lizard again. The butterfly flies away to the other side of the hill, but Gopumbi lunges for it, catches it, and puts it in his bag.

You found an Orangeflap!

However, Gopumbi's lunge makes him lose his balance and he tumbles down the hill, getting tangled in liana along the way. When he reaches the bottom he is wrapped up rather tightly. He struggles to stand and sinks in mud up to his knees. He wouldn't sink any further if he didn't struggle more, but he has to in order to get loose from the vines. With a lot of wriggling and writhing, he manages to get loose in half an hour, but his green loincloth is no longer visible as he has sunk up to his waist. Fortunately, some of the liana vines are still anchored to trees, so he uses them to pull himself out, but it takes another half an hour. He collect his bag with the butterfly and heads back to the Village to meet with the other children.

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