The reptiles and I had a look around. This is a big wild place. I remember my grandfather telling me that the danger of the wild is not a stranger. So I am going to be very careful. It's for my own good. What my reptiles and I didn't know is that we would encounter someone.

Then I gasped quietly when I saw a shaman of some kind. To me he looks wise.

I then said, "Now I know we're not at home." I then realized that he's not alone. He has two people with him. The shaman looked at me and asked, "Are you an animal lover or a poacher?" I got surprised and asked, "Who me?" He nodded and I replied to him, "Why I'm not a poacher at all. I'm Rosella." The woman then asked while she pointed at my reptiles, "What are those amazing creatures?" I said to her, "Who Periwinkle and Tika? Periwinkle is my bearded dragon and Tika's my chameleon."

The couple giggled while the shaman chuckled. The woman said, "My husband and I are a bit confused. The animal rescuers contacted us and our friend here because they spotted you." I gasped. I looked at the woman's direction and saw what she said is true, they do look like animal rescuers. Her husband then added, "So what they want to know is are you an animal lover or a poacher."

I answered them, "But I already told you, I'm not a poacher at all. Poachers are mean, nasty and outrageous." Then I heard laughter. I got confused at this. I asked, "What was that?" The man said to me, "The animal rescuers' younger cousins and siblings." The woman added, "They're laughing because my husband and I are animal lovers." The man introduced me as Drake and his wife is named Martha.

The shaman went next. He said, "I'm Mnyambo, the shaman." I got my eyes wide. I said to him, "You are? Oh I beg your pardon, but forgive me, but I have never seen someone like you who is like so wise." Mnyambo said, "I'll take that as a compliment." Then Drake told me, "Now there are a few people you should know about. One would be there to help you, a girl named Eliza Thornberry. Mnyambo told us that she has a special gift of talking to animals. If you come face to face with her sister, beg her to let you help her find her." Martha added, "No matter how much you tried, you have to beg to let you help her find Eliza and mention us that we sent you."

I nodded my head saying, "I'll do that." Drake then became serious and said, "Now the two people you should know about is my brother and sister in law, Bree and Sloan Blackburn. They're cruel, mean and nasty." Martha then added, "They have no good tricks up their sleeves. They are about to kill a massive herd of elephants during an eclipse."

Drake told me with a sad look on his face, "He and I don't agree on anything and I know he has a way to kill a herd of elephants. Martha and I knew these things because of our gut feelings. Our advice to you is, never interact or trust them."

I nodded. I can tell that they don't trust them. Mnyambo said, "Now mention me as a very wise shaman to the poachers and to Eliza's sister. For her sister you have to mention me as a very wise shaman until further notice." I nodded saying that I will.

Drake then warned me, "Beware of my brother and sister in law Rosella. They're going to kill the herd of elephants with an electric fences by setting off explosions. So beware of them please." I said to him, "I will don't worry, my parents warned me about poachers anyway."

This made them smile at me. Mnyambo then said, "Now Rosella, I want you to listen to my advice and my advice to you is, find Debbie and help her find Eliza and stay away from any poacher."

I nodded my head. Mnyambo then used his staff to make a path and he said, "All you have to do is follow the animal pattern path I am showing you." I was about to follow the path when I turned around and was about to say, "But what happens if I…" I didn't finish because Drake, Martha and Mnyambo said with gentle smiles, "Just follow the path."

Then they disappeared. I got my eyes wide. I then said to myself, "My, people would come and go so quickly." I then looked at the path and started to follow it. Periwinkle and Tika were still on my shoulders.