There was another possibility. Himmel Soan might not understand the language after all and just happened to make the same sounds. But that was a very long stretch.
Oech laughed when that thought struck him, and he soon gave up on the idea. No such coincidence should exist. He decided there was only one explanation for Himmel Soan's behavior: the teenager had lost his memory!
Yes!
Oech recalled the forest Himmel Soan was pointing at when they ran into him the day before. It could explain everything from his strange clothes to his unrecognizable language.
Even many capable people wouldn't go into that forest.
What was in that forest? Was there something on the other side? Did anyone live in it?
Many people wanted an answer to those questions.
Did the teenager really have something to do with that forest?
Oech didn't dare guess.
"Give me a hand!" He waved at Himmel Soan.
