Caesar's Pearl 2 Chapter 10

Thanks to Ranger's brilliant nose Margo soon arrived at the home of the Ape Colony.

At this point both of them were completely drenched from the downpour of rain. Margo could care less with only a single thing tracked onto her mind.

This is it. Time to take the plunge.

The hike was made easier now because Margo had discovered a path. Following a hunch Margo trekked up it with Ranger. It paid off.

Not long after they began walking on the makeshift pathway Margo saw a structure that she figured must've been constructed by ape hands. It was a tripod made of thinner tree trunks bound together with rough rope. At the top, in a notch was an assembly of sticks and brush to form a roof and walls. This was decorated with carved totems and a single antlered skull.

Margo immediately took this to be a sort of old fashioned guard post. This is a good sign. They were probably very close now.

More and more signs of the apes were all around her as she kept on moving further in that kept increasing in number. If anyone else had traveled this road they probably would've been scared to death allowing doubts to come in and turn them around, but Margo remained undaunted.

This is a girl on a mission.

Ranger had gone up ahead of her. Soon she found him waiting for her outside what she saw was a crude gate. Caesar wasn't there in front of him, but he must be inside. Ranger was just waiting for her so they could brave this together.

"Good boy, Ranger," said Margo, stroking the fur down from the top of his head to the tip of the tail.

Margo breathed in deeply and then released it slowly to calm whatever nerves that might've been plaguing her without her knowledge.

Barely a minute after Margo and Ranger set foot into the village they came face to face with a member of what she would learn to be the Gorilla Guard. The great protectors of the Ape Tribe.

It was till early in the day no not much activity was going on inside the village. To be honest it was by accident. Even Ranger didn't hear the gorilla behind them until he stopped out from his hut.

Upon hearing it Margo stopped and turned to find one of the biggest gorilla's she had ever seen. Buck had been larger, this one being a close second.

From her own personal experience Margo was careful to not make any sudden movements as Luca stood fully assessing her. Ranger shifted into a crouch before his mistress growling at Luca as a warning.

"Hush," said Margo, placing a hand at the nape of his neck to keep him there.

Ranger obeyed, but stayed in his crouch.

Luca was still sizing her up. Margo could see he was struggling to not attack her. By the stuff that happened over the last few days she couldn't blame him. As a matter of fact if she were in his position Margo would do the same thing.

It was when Margo raised her head did Luca finally get a descent look at her face. His eyes widened when he recognized her as such learning her identity. His gaze snapped towards Ranger. The dog was the same one that had approached Caesar when the warriors had gone into the city. Knowing neither of them were a threat to the Colony unless provoked Luca relaxed his stance the aggressiveness leaving. He still wanted to know why they were here.

Keeping her composure, presuming that he might've spoke sign language and in an effort to get him to trust her more, Margo signed "My name is Margo. I need to talk to Caesar."

Authors Note:

Sorry this chapter is so short, but you guys have been waiting so patiently that I thought you deserved something to show for it.

Hope you guys are having a good holiday season so far! ;)