Chapter 9
Roxton, on his very last nerve jumped out of the elevator. He was followed by Veronica. Roxton´s eyes shot lightening.
"Marguerite! Challenger! Charlotte!" He shouted.
Veronica was in the same anxious state after she heard Richard and the hunter's story. She cared very much about her new family. She would do anything for their sake and she was ready for a fight. Roxton and Veronica both calmed down a little when Marguerite walked into the room. Roxton hurried to her and embraced her so tight, she could barely breath. When he was sure his lady love was safe and sound in his arms, he noticed Veronica talking with Challenger.
"Richard and Ned went to the windmill to switch off the electrical fence in case we couldn't get into the tree house." She explained. "As soon as we learned that Casanova was here with the Zanga potion..."
At this time the remaining male members of the tree house arrived.
"Casanova?" The professor asked with raised eyebrows.
"Yes, where is he now?" asked Roxton coming forward. "And Charlotte?"
"Charlotte isn't here?" cried Richard.
"No. No. No. And no." spoke Marguerite. "She is only sleeping. And no, she's in perfect health. Thanks to my instincts and cunning, I changed the potion to sleeping medicine and waited."
"Not to add, my dear, that if you would have shared your information with me, maybe he would not have slipped out of our hands," said the professor.
"I can assure you, that I was totally in charge of the situation!" Marguerite retorted.
"Why do I feel deja vue?"
For this short sentence, Roxton was awarded with a "Watch your tongue" glare from Marguerite.
"Where is he now?" asked Ned.
"Well," Started the heiress. "Well..."
"He escaped," came the simple answer from Challenger.
"Then what are we waiting for?" exclaimed Richard. "Come on! We can't let him get away!" and he started towards the elevator.
But he stopped as he noticed he was the only one who moved and only a second later did he understand why. In this jungle, at night, without any weapon a person without any experience had little chance to survive.
The people in the room exchanged knowing glances than slowly everyone went their own way. They felt strange about their Casanova's destiny. The man was truly a living legend. He showed up in their life as suddenly as he disappeared. It didn't matter what happened to him on the Plateau, the explorers felt in the bottom of their hearts that the events of the last few days would result in one of if not the biggest story of Casanova's legendary adventures...
The End
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