It was completely dark. Raju had got lost in that unfamiliar place and they didn't know where to look for him. They had searched in the bushes and trails around for a long time and the three of them were now exhausted and very, very worried. Just then a pair of white eyes shone in the bushes near them. The eyes seemed to be staring right at them. Mangya was the first to see them and terrified, he signaled Vinu towards them.