As they got closer, Ruth advised getting off the dinosaur and letting it head back to its home before walking toward his village. The other three passengers agreed reluctantly.

They jumped safely off the dinosaur and watched it leave with a heartfelt goodbye. Ruth pulled back on some nearby light green bushes to reveal his tribal village, filled with bear creatures that displayed human characteristics.

Maggie, Tommy, and Antonio watched in awe as the animals did everyday things such as bathing in barrels of water, crafting using tools like hay and clay, and distributing berries and jugs of water to others.

One of them noticed Ruth and rushed over to see and hug him.

“Ruth, is that you?”

“It sure is Papa.” Ruth chirped, hugging him back.

“Where have you been? We were just about to go look for you!”

“Well, I... I wanted to prove myself.” Ruth proudly responded.

Ruth’s father’s brows furrowed in disbelief, not buying the story one bit.

“Ok, I got lost while searching for my pack.” Ruth gave in and admitted.

“You couldn’t find us here, though?”

“No, sorry, but I got sidetracked.”

Ruth’s father sighed. “Well, as long as you understand, then I—” He paused upon noticing the humans that stood behind his son. “M-Miletis?" He exclaimed, jumping back. "What are they doing here?!”

“Wait, I can explain, you see, I led them here...”

“So they are prisoners, then?”

“No,” Ruth explained to his father the events that had transpired between the four of them before coming here. His father lowered his guard and smiled at the group.

“Oh. So these guys are friends of yours?”

“Yeah, I’ll introduce them to you. Uh, this is Maggot, Antwan, and right in the middle is Dorky.”

“Maggie, Antonio, and Tommy!” Tommy corrected him and groaned.

“You all have my gratitude.” Ruth’s father said with a bow.

“No worries.” Maggie brushed it off.

This conversation made Tommy remember something. “Hey, we heard from Ruth about the real Miletis, and he wanted to discuss some—”

“Shush, not so loud.” The father whispered. “Come with me; it’s not safe to talk about it here...”

.-.-.-.

Ruth and his father took the humans inside a ceremonial hut; a large throne surrounded itself by smaller seats on the floor. Tommy tried to get Maggie’s attention, but she continued to ignore him as she found a place across from him. He sighed and sat next to Antonio and Ruth in the middle of the chairs. Ruth’s dad walked over to the throne, retrieved a yellow crown from the side of the big chair, and placed it on his head.

“Alright, now, where were we?” He asked as he crossed his arms.

“Well, you were going to talk about those guys that kidnapped Antwan- I mean Antonio! Ugh!” Maggie placed her hand on her head and groaned.

“They came out of nowhere too...” Ruth’s father explained.