‘Not the best night for playing I-spy,’ joked Robert. It was very dark out and the moonlight only served to create shadows through the filters of thick tree trunks and broad leaves that made up the jungle. Bindi could tell Robert felt a little scared. She tried to convince herself that everything would be fine as she was feeling nervous herself. Bindi stubbed her toe on a tree root, tripping over in the process. Tri half-caught her fall and he and Robert asked, ‘Are you okay?’ at the same time. ‘I’m fine,’ Bindi answered. However, she was beginning to have doubts about her decision to come out at night into an unknown jungle. She knew tigers as well as elephants lived in this forest and she didn’t like the idea that they might disturb any wild animals in their own habitat. Why hadn’t they brought a torch? ‘How much further?’ she whispered to Tri. ‘We’re nearly there,’ said Tri. ‘There is a good rocky area ahead where we can climb up to get a view of the meeting place.
