Totem The tribe's bonfire was swaying in the rainy night. Su Yun huddled in the animal skin tent, staring at the glowing lines on his arms. That was three days ago. She fell off a cliff while collecting herbs in the back mountain. When she woke up, she had these circuit board-like totems on her body. Grandma said this was an apparition from the ancestors. Ayi from the tent next door poked her head in and handed her a bowl of hot herbal soup, which she drank to dispel evil spirits. Su Yun took the bowl, and the bitter taste hit his nose. She frowned and drank it down, which made her tongue numb.
