Through the years, many things had happened to Luca's group. They lost one friend to wild beasts.
Another died of illness. They also had several confrontations with the village.
Over time, they grew closer and made a deal to stay together.
Once, they ran into trouble with the local government.
Most of them were minors, and officials tried to take them all to an orphanage.
None of them agreed. They fought back, and it turned into a confrontation with the local police.
Luckily, the villagers stepped forward.
By then, their relationship with the village was already friendly.
Several villagers agreed to take guardianship over Luca and the others.
After that, their lives started to stabilize.
Time passed. Luca saved money bit by bit until she had enough to send some of them to the city to take college courses.
She knew they had no future if they stayed in the forest forever.
They could have kept living like that, but what would happen when they grew old?
