Summary

In “the return,” the group decides to make its way back to Anoa to start a new community, fighting for the destruction of destruction. Juma, however, is lethargic until other members of the community tell him that the work he did as an askari is not his fault. For two days they paddle along the coastline. They eventually arrive back at Anoa, where they plan to settle in the fifth grover. They find Isanusi the next morning.

Isanusi sees Abena and, thinking she is alone, despairs. When the other 19 members of the community are revealed, Isanusi asks about Tawi and invites everyone to his small shelter. Isanusi asks them about their motivations for returning. They explain that they view their project as the “necessary work of preparation against destruction” (243). Juma teaches them how to camouflage. Isanusi, meanwhile, teaches them to...