Chapter 732

The living room was perched atop a stilt house by the lakeshore, one side touching the bank while the other extended into the lake waters.

As the sun dipped westward, crystal lamps along both sides of the shore flickered to life, twinkling in the dusk.

At the lake's center bobbed a rowboat, from which a striking woman stood at the prow, her voice weaving through the air in a melody Marguerite couldn't understand.

Had it not been for the sight of armed patrols meandering through the bushes beneath the stilt house, Marguerite might have mistaken this for a hidden paradise.

But reality was far from it.

The enchanting singer was just a facade; the real story was told by the stern soldiers guarding the area.

explanation, the atmosphere of the tribe still sent shivers down

a maid into the living room, where only

man with golden hair

local attire,

to exchange pleasantries; she rushed to Frederick's side and

to the chief and his wife

tone was neither angry nor impatient, but

tears. "Chuck said you were attacked right after you landed. I

"Damn Chuck, why did he have to tell

with a knife or a gun? Don't brush it off; it must have been a dire

could I be sitting here chatting? Indy and Sandra have been waiting for you. Maybe you

man and woman

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