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Upon hearing Papa Obi’s tale, Bubba Ik revealed the grim truth: the spirits of the forest had claimed Amara partially, and without urgent action, she would fade into their world forever. The elder explained that the only hope lay in finding the Pounding Tree, an ancient magical tree deep in the forest. There, with a special pounding stick, Papa Obi had to "pound her spirit back to life." The ritual bore great risks; a single mistake could lock Amara away for eternity.