IX

Hawkeye Bill had tied me up and was walking behind me leading me at gun point to the location my uncle had given him. My uncle had instructed Hawkeye to let me lead on foot while he verbally guided me on the direction to head.

"By now knowing him as much as we do, he should have learned the layout of Šume Smrti where he established his home base. Therefore it's safe to assume he knows how to traverse the tree tops of Šume Smrti safely. Let me remind you that 1. It's the fastest way to me. 2. No matter how many times we've tried we cannot cross through the tree tops of Šume Smrti safely or go anywhere in that place safely without him. And he must be alive and whole to do so. That is imperative and utmost importance. So it is your job to deliver him to me safely and whole William Borgastiene or is it Hawkeye Bill now? Yes I remember who you are Billy. Or who you used to be. Fail me and you will pay dearly. And not with your life but with the lives of others." and then my uncle ended the video transmission with a wicked grin on his face.

That was my uncle's response when Hawkeye reported to my uncle that he had successfully captured me and was now guiding me on the route through the tree tops of Šume Smrti. From some unknown reason to me wherever I walked and whoever was with me was completely safe from the dangers of Šume Smrti. And so I was forcibly lead at gun point to my uncle through the tree tops of Šume Smrti using some unknown power to protect not just myself from the dangers of Šume Smrti but also my captor Hawkeye Bill as well.

That other name my uncle had called Hawkeye, William Borgastiene, sounded familiar to me though how or why I couldn't remember. Though I hoped that it could be a clue as to how I could escape my captor and so I ran through everything I had learned since I had moved into Castle Smrt.