The Ivory Child Chapter 14 - The Chase

In which, amidst a dreamlike haze, the narrator is rescued by the faithful Hans and they embark on a desperate flight from the avenging Jana across plains and a river, only to find themselves beset by hostile villagers who challenge their identity and allegiance. Salvation appears at the last moment with the arrival of the noble Harût, whose intervention halts the menace and offers a glimmer of hope amid exhaustion and peril.