Page 8: - The ritual is about to begin at sunset. - Kalgara has been fighting throughout the day and is now collapsed. - Pantori refers to the fallen warrior as having defied God. Page 9: - Kalgara physically attacks Pantori during their argument. - Pantori claims his customs predate the current conflict. Page 10: - The girl Kalgara saved is Pantori's daughter. - Kalgara questions the sanity of those who accept sacrifices. Page 11: - Pantori is the only one who can listen to the voices of gods. - Obeying the pantori's words is an iron-clad law of the village. - Kalgara refused to make an exception even for his own daughter. Page 12: - Scene takes place on a stone altar platform in the jungle. - Villagers are performing a ritual involving bound sacrifices. - Dark-haired woman with earrings observes silently from the side. Page 13: - Large spotted serpent appears in the jungle near Shandia villagers. - Feathered warrior identifies the serpent as Lord Kashi's child. Page 14: - Bearded botanist holds tree bark while addressing villagers. - Story references a past epidemic called tree fever that killed many. Page 15: - Bearded botanist confronts feathered warrior about rituals during serpent appearance. - Argument occurs in jungle ruins with serpent present.