Anza Qi Paper Back 6x9

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The bewildered Hulk Raccoon returns to normal size and
scampers down the road toward the old barn.
Katipo comes to the Qi farm and takes refuge in a corner
horse stall of the old barn. She looks around and closes
the stall door placing her cloak on the hay-covered floor.
Unbeknownst to her, the White Raccoon watches from
behind a hay bale. Katipo lies on the cloak while hiding
the Crest under the cloak. The exhausted Katipo falls into
a deep sleep. The White Raccoon waits until he hears her
heavy breathing, and slowly creeps under the stall door
toward Katipo. Carefully removing the Crest, he quietly
runs away with the cipher in his mouth and peeks into the
Grand Room window. The Great Horned Owl (Raven) is
watching from the rooftop.
Anza, with the Oglala Bow in hand, and his grandfather
return and are walking to the Chamber Obscura through
the Grand Room when Anza notices the white raccoon
watching from the window with the crest in its mouth.
"Look Yeye. The white raccoon has the Crest."
"So it does, so it does," he motions to the raccoon. "Go
to the kitchen door and bring it here. Quietly, so your
Mom and Dad won't hear you. Take the Bow."
The massive Owl swoops down, grabs the unsuspecting
white raccoon in its talons and begins to fly off as Anza
runs out. He raises the Bow intuitively stopping the Owl's
flight; he enlists the magic of the deer's tail and carefully
lowers the massive bird. The Owl is powerless as he removes
the raccoon and Crest from its grasp. With a quick
motion, he releases the Owl and watches it fly off as he
goes into the house.
Anza moves quickly through the kitchen to the Great
Room with the White Raccoon in his arms.
"The Owl tried---"