In the afternoon, Clara went to the platform and knocked on the iron railing a few times. This was the secret signal between her and the females in the tribe. Two knocks, and those familiar with her would come over.
Clara waited under a tree for the others. Suddenly, she felt something was wrong. It seemed like someone was watching her. Clara always carried a dagger when she went out. She looked around, but there was no suspicious person.
Dani and Alecia came, Clara let go of her vigilance and, waved to Dani and Alecia, and then Emma also came. She was fatter than before and her skin was fairer. Alecia saw Emma and exclaimed, "Emma, you seem to be fairer. What have you been eating?"
Emma smiled and said, "Nothing special, maybe it's the hot and stuffy weather."
Alecia chuckled and teased, "How come I didn't get fair from being stuffy! Still dark. It seems I haven't been stuffy enough."
