Chapter 41 - The Natives

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"What are you doing here?", I ask her as she approaches me.

"You looked like you needed some help", she replies.

"Thank you, I didn't want to be around those lost boys any longer", I confess. After that semi-argument with James, I need a break to gather my thoughts together.

"Come on", she says, turning around and gesturing me to come with her as she starts to walk.

"Where are we going?", I question her.

"Well if you remember, we never made it back to my camp the last time you were here" , she responds, reminding me of our last encounter.

"Oh yeah.....about that, I thought I heard crying in the middle of the night and I went to investigate and you can guess what happened next", I try to explain the events of last time.

"I don't blame you, it's hard to ignore the cries of the children", she stated.

"Who are they?", I queried.

"I don't really know to be honest. Some people say it's the cries of the lost boys, others say it's the cries of the children who've died on the island but some people think it's the cries of lost children", she explains.

"Now come on, we must be quick before they wake up", she continues, referring to the lost boys on the ground.

We begin to walk to her camp and I notice Tiger Lily's pace getting quicker and quicker as time goes on. She also keeps twisting and turning her head to look around her, for the lost boys and Pan I presume.

On the way, she asks me about other things that happened after I left her to follow the cries and about life outside of Neverland when I escaped.

Eventually, we get to the boarders of the camp and I can see two of her people, standing and guarding the entrance, with spears in their hands. As we approach them, they spot me and both instantly point their weapons at me.

"Who is this?", one of them barks at Tiger Lily.

"It's alright, she's with me. Put your weapons down", she demands.

"Yes princess", the other one obeys as they put their weapons down.

As we walk into the camp, all eyes turn to look at me. Some suspicious, some angry and some confused but I tried my best to ignore them. I look around to see the area filled with tipis and tents.

We approach the main area, where a fire is lit in the centre and I can see a middle aged man sitting on the biggest chair there is. He holds a wise and focussed look on his face as he stares at the fire in front of him.

"Alice, I'd like you to meet my father, the chief", she introduces me.

"It's a pleasure to be in your camp sir", I say, politely as I possibly can. As soon as he hears my voice he looks up and study's me.

"The pleasure is all mine, any friend of Tiger Lily's is a friend of mine", he claims as a smile appears on his face and I let out a breath I didn't know I was holding in.

"This is my beautiful wife, Lachina", he says as a women joins his side.

"You must be Alice, I've heard a lot about you", she mentions.

"You have?", I ask in confusion.

"You've become quite famous here ever since you left. Everyone knows about the girl who outsmarted Pan and was able to leave without his permission", she explains. Part of the reason he brought me back here was to prove a point?

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