Allan's Wife Chapter 2 - The Fire-Fight

In which the narrator, newly bereft of his father and driven by a restless spirit of adventure, prepares for a perilous expedition through scarcely charted lands, accompanied by a curious company including the enigmatic witch-doctor Indaba-zimbi. Amidst this preparation, the narrator witnesses a wondrous and fearsome duel of supernatural forces, where storms clash and magic is put to the ultimate test, revealing the strange and potent customs of the native tribes.