A field mission to Blyde River Canyon reveals a chilling truth — something is stealing sound from the dead. Tlotlo and his team face their first fight against The Curator’s agents, unlocking new powers and dangerous secrets about silence.

After the silent attack on the Academy, Tlotlo and his friends are sent into the wild for their first real mission. Guided by Gogo Thembi and the fierce Hyena prefect, Rhulani, the young scavengers travel to Blyde River Canyon, where a kudu’s body lies untouched — no flies, no scent, no sound.
What begins as a field exercise turns into a fight against forces that can erase death itself. Amid thrilling hyena drills, laughter that stuns enemies, and vulture-sight that hears the earth’s memories, Tlotlo discovers that silence can kill as surely as a blade.
When the team faces The Curator’s agents for the first time, the battle for the balance of life and decay gets personal — and the danger follows them home.

🪶 “Laughing Bones” blends dark mystery, humor, and heart, expanding the Scavengers universe with new powers, deeper bonds, and the first hint that something ancient is awakening inside Tlotlo.

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