"Go, girl, I'm counting on you."
Twink, twink, twink!
To find out what was in that tunnel, I captured a small rodent.
It looked a lot like a rat.
It had brown fur and was about the size of a common rat.
It wasn't difficult to capture it.
Once I did, I noticed it was a female.
I tied a rope so that she would go ahead while I monitored if anything happened to her.
As I followed behind, I noticed that the smell had appeared.
I decided to extinguish the torch since I didn't know what could be causing the smell.
So, I removed something I had made the night before.
It wasn't very useful, but it was usable.
A firefly lamp.
Before crossing, I had found some fireflies on the edge of the lake.
I had to go back and capture as many as I could.
Luckily, not only did I manage to get several, but they glowed more than I thought.
It was like several stars in a jar.
It was quite beautiful, if it weren't for the fact that they were insects.
But with this, I managed to solve the problem of lack of light, even if only partially.
Still smelling the odor, but unlike before, I wasn't as afraid since the rat was still okay.
Even though my sense of smell is better than a human's, it's not better than a rat's.
So, if nothing happens to her, I'm safe.
It almost felt like a person walking a dog on a leash.
After walking for a while, I felt the rat stop.
Now I was anxious.
I pulled the rope to see if she was okay.
Fortunately, nothing had happened.
"Why did you stop, my little friend?"
I couldn't see any damage to her.
So, I made a decision.
"Let's continue, whatever made her stop doesn't seem too dangerous."
With that decision made, we continued forward.
Upon arriving, I discovered why the rat had stopped.
"A hole?"
She found a hole; this was the end of the tunnel, and also the source of the smell.
I couldn't see anything from inside the hole.
The hole was about 2 meters wide and circular.
"Boss, what do we do now?"
"Uhm, sorry, but I'll need you to go down there."
Twink! Twink! Twink!
I really think she understood; she seems to be complaining.
"Here, take this, you can eat it; I know you like it."
Twink? Twink!
It seems to have worked; I gave her a piece of fruit.
That's how I got her to obey me.
Ah, if only it were that easy with my other animals; things would be much simpler.
Slowly, I began lowering Amy down, as I had no idea of the size or what was down there.
I just tried to feel Amy's reactions as I descended the rope.
I decided to call her Amy.
Suddenly, I felt that I had reached something; it seemed like I had reached the ground.
I decided to take some paint that I carry and mark the rope.
I also noticed that almost the entire rope had been used, and the rope I was using is about 15 meters long, so this hole is more than 10 meters deep.
That's very high; if anyone falls from here, if they're lucky, they'll only break an arm or a leg.
I started pulling Amy back up.
When I could examine her, I noticed that nothing was wrong.
I made the decision to go back and build a rope to see what's down there.
"Let's go back for today."
"Uh, boss?"
"What?"
"I was thinking about the others on the other side of the lake; are they okay?"
"Uhm, I've been thinking about them too, but don't worry, I didn't leave the others there for nothing."
"Each leader I appointed has the ability to lead in my absence."
"And besides that crocodile, there shouldn't be any threat to the tribe."
"Alright, you're right."