Summary

Luc wakes to hear Omar making the same screaming noise he did when Prof disappeared. In the morning, he finds leopard tracks outside his home and follows them to find a dead leopard, killed by the chimps. Inside the leopard's den, Luc finds a skull and originally believes it is a chimp's, then realizes it is Prof's because of his distinctive taqiyah. Luc realizes that the leopard killed Prof, not Drummer. Luc skins the leopard and uses its pelt to decorate his house.

Luc's clothes are beginning to fall apart, so he begins to wander around mostly naked. The chimps return and begin exploring Luc's hut. Luc begins to make his camp into more of a home. Omar gets sick, and Luc cares for him. Luc catches a glimpse of himself in a stream and hardly recognizes his reflection.

Luc hears a...