He was determined to kill those who slaughtered their tribe and ate his parents; this was his obsession.
...
Without interference, twenty sailors divided into groups of four, two holding shields in the front and two with rifles in the back. They cleared the branches of shrubs that obstructed their view along the forest paths while steadily advancing.
The midday forest was eerily silent, with only the sounds of insects and birdsong breaking the human activity noise.
Sunday was not visiting the island for the first time. Following the preplanned route, he led the sailors toward the nearest high ground.
From there, they could command a high vantage point, overlooking nearly half of the tribe.
The advantage in terrain and visibility would allow them to leverage the Chen Family rifles to strike at the enemy from afar—
