“My sister, who believes in that sort of thing, buried them. And as you can see, no one has died.” “Wait a minute,” Magga whispered to Kintu. “You have no sister.” Miisi glared first at Magga then at Kato for a while. Then he blurted, “I don’t like the news you have brought.” “We are sorry,” Kato threw a warning glance at Magga as if to say watch what you say. “None of your family survived the fire. The priests wanted you to heal and gave you a playmate.” “Maybe we should wait until you meet the rest of the elders: they’ll explain things better.”
