In the future, it's best to go out in pairs.
He thought about this in his mind, but showed no sign of it on his face. With a calm smile, he soothed Aldana Candi's restless nerves.
*
Early the next morning, even before dawn, Aldana Candi slung a small basket over her arm and went with Philip Shaw into the forest to dig for wild vegetables.
Due to a recent people-eating incident, fewer women came to the forest, and more wild vegetables had grown than usual. Aldana Candi squatted down and dug a basket full in one breath, when suddenly a "chirp!" came from above her, and a plump, colorful-feathered bird fell not far from her head.
Aldana Candi was startled. She stood up and saw Philip Shaw emerge from behind a tree, holding the bow he had just made.
He walked over, bent down to pick up the wild bird with an arrow in its chest, pulled out the arrow, and threw it into Aldana Candi's vegetable basket.
