Chapter 20

⁠​​​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​​​⁠I awoke as a sliver of sun flashed through the stone doorway of the room and forest birds erupted around me in celebration. As I pulled myself up and moved over to the opening, a quick tropical glare burned into my face. My God, the dawn was electric; it was the purest blue I'd ever seen, a swath of artist's cobalt. An azure radiance from the sky glistened off the rain forest leaves around me. Had