17 Real Hun (2/2)

”Speak.” Of course these men did not mind the intrusion as they were waiting for further news on the missing child.

”We found bear tracks near the grove with a human 'mist' signature included. We might need someone who can sense better since the 'mist' already dissipated the farther we got.”

When they heard this, some of the elders believed that the child was too reckless, going near a bears' nest.

Even knowing what the other elders were thinking, Shaman Matnaad ignored their whispers, ”Okay. Bobo, you join them since you're more familiar with Ling's aura.”

Boob nodded when the shaman looked at him. In under a minute, he finished giving a peck to his wife's cheek and exiting the room, followed by the still panting man who gave the news behind him.

The banging of the door awakened the people left in the room. A few sighed, used to the abrupt decisions of the chief. Just why did they chose him?

When Shaman Matnaad saw Mahina still staring at the door where her husband went, he approached her, ”Mahina, I'll call for someone to accompany you. Go take a rest with your daughters and tell them the latest news. You worrying like this won't help anybody especially your other children.”

This woke up Mahina. She might be weak with regards to the 'mist' but her mind has always been strong. She replied while bowing to the shaman, ”Yes, thank you, shaman.”

Meanwhile, when Ling's sisters heard the news, they were not surprised or worried. They knew that Ling has always been misfortunate like that and was really liked by animals. They also thought that their brother won't look for trouble himself. Troubles always find him. Fortunately, he always gets out of it with only a few scratches after.

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Deep in the forest, the men out to hunt the.missing child saw the bear tracks going inside a cave. The cave's entrance was a liitle farther away from the grove and was hidden by bushes. The inside was dark and the 'mist' from different sources were carpeting the 'mist' from Ling.

Bobo, together with the other hunters, proceeded to enter the cave, using fire to light their way. A few small animals were scurrying to their corners when the men entered but the men disregarded these, intent on sensing the human 'mist'.