“So, how did you get out of the forest?” Amanda asked Alex as he took a break from talking,

“There should have been some humans who went after you, right?”

“Yes,” Alex replied and continued his tale, “There were humans that we're able to catch up to our group. But they were nothing that the females of our tribes cannot stop.” Amanda noted the glitter of pride in Alex’s eyes. It was not the pride that comes from egoism; it was one that came from his faith in his race.

“No one expected for it to happen that night,” Alex went on, “I can remember playing with the others during...