Damian May wrote:
Waving off the others Kuublu, Chiemeka and Pulgil started the trek out towards the Grandfather tree, there was no urgency so they took their time and relaxed and took in the beauty and bounty of the land around Iintombi Intlambo.
They stayed the night in a small hunters shelter that Ngela had told them about and later the next day found themselves on the hillside climbing towards where the lad had said he would meet them....
The three complete the climb to the top without trouble or difficulty. At the top of the hill, just as they are about to enter the forest again, a sudden flare, bright as daylight, appears to the east of them! A thunderous roar, distinctly that of a powerful man, sounds shortly after from the same direction, followed by a tremendous sound of something big and heavy being dragged out of the ground. The trees and undergrowth rustle, and suddenly the Kubluu finds himself staring at a boulder flying right at them!
The flying rock sails over their heads and crashes harmlessly into an ancient Kapok, rocking the mighty tree, eliciting a mighty cawing and chirping of disturbed birds nesting in it, causing its thick branches to rustle and many of its leaves to flutter down!
Seconds pass in the deafening silence broken only by the typical sounds of a jungle very much alive with birds and beasts of all kinds. There's a soft rustle, and the familiar form of Ak'kulula appears out of the thick undergrowth, from where mere seconds ago the boulder had flown out of. He looks at Kubluu, Pulgil and Chiemeka...and his young face splits into a shy smile. He walks forward to greet them.