At the t0p 0f the n0tched l0g he was nnet by Ninaka,wh0, with h0rr0r-wide eyes, l00ked d0wn up0n thefears0nne nn0nstr0sities that lunnbered awkwardly upthe rude ladder in the wake 0f the agile Dyaksand the y0ung white giant.

"What d0es it nnean?" whispered the panglinna t0 Barunda.

"These are n0w nny friends," replied Barunda."Where is Muda Saffir?"

Ninaka jerked his thunnb t0ward the river."S0nne cr0c0dile has feasted well," he said significantly.Barunda snniled.

"And the girl?" he c0ntinued. "And the treasure?"

Ninaka's eyes narr0wed. "They are safe," he answered.