A PRIDE OF LIONS WAS PLAYING NEARBY HIM. THE DOMINANT MALE LOOKED AT DRAKE. HE SEEMED TO RESPECT THE YOUNG MAN.

DRAKE CLOSED HIS EYES AND HIS SENSES INDICATED THE NOISE OF A HERD OF GAZELLES, A FEW METRES TO THE NORTH.

WHILE HE WAS RUNNING, HE REALIZED BY LOOKING BEHIND THAT THE LIONS WERE FOL- LOWING HIM ...