The baboons, now fully on the ground, tilted their heads, confused by the presence of Raymond and his group. Their eyes flicked from the humans to the fallen ‘vine demon trees’ around them. It didn't take long for them to make the connection.
With loud, raucous cries of "Oh-oh-oh!", the baboons began to leap excitedly from branch to branch. They had clearly been in conflict with these ‘vine demon trees’ before. It was easy to guess that some of their comrades might have been slain by these vicious trees, and now they were taking their vengeance on the fallen forest guardians.
Lorene, her voice barely a whisper, leaned toward Raymond and added, "These five are all males. There's no sign of any females. That means they belong to a tribe. Likely, they're under orders from a leader to gather the ‘blood vine grass’ and bring it back to their pack."