Epilogue
One month later, Lion Plains Game ReserveTommy Furey sat in the grass next to Bongani Ngobeni, the tracker who had spotted a leopard for them all on the drive into the game reserve. Tommy’s big brother, Christo, sat on his other side, messaging their sister, Ilana, on w******p.
It was late afternoon and the bark on the big maroela tree was turning a red-gold colour.
Tommy’s mother and Mia, the ranger who had driven them all into the reserve, were led out of the bush by Virtuous, the sangoma, who carried a metal bowl which she set down on the ground. Both women wore simple, cheap cotton nightdresses that they had bought especially for the occasion. Their feet were bare and their hair was wet, slicked back, as though they had both just had a shower. His mother caught his eye and
