We bumped into that band of Belgians three days later, as it happens. Looked to us like they were off to raid another village – had the Nundu subdued in a cage. We got into – confrontation with them. Threatened to turn them in to the Belgians in control – they threatened to set the Nundu on us. Disarmed them. Their wands, anyway. Turns out they had muggle weapons on them too. A few injured amongst them, in the end – and Tambwe got the Nundu free, but we lost track of it on the grassland. Us and them both, as far as we now.

Going to track it now to see it safely away from the population here. But too dark to make much progress yet – and we’re all a bit knackered, so will regroup tomorrow.*

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