Miguel was the Thompson family's last remaining guide into the jungle. Although he had initially tried to warn the Missionaries of the savage tribes in the hills. As a child he remembered losing his father and sister in one of there raids and had lived in fear of them ever since.<br/>The Missionaries of course were not frightened by his tales, and this fascinated Miguel. How strong<br/><br/>Indeed must the white man's God be, that his followers need not fear the Hill people. Perhaps if they were not afraid, neither should he be. Inspired by this courage, Miguel decided to follow the Missionaries when the other guides left.<br/><br/>The white man's God was strange. While as a child Miguel ran around naked, but Zachary had given him pants to wear, telling him that his Penis was shameful and should be hidden. Miguel had never thought of it this way, but Zachary and his family wore clothes, and they were clearly wiser than him. Sure the clothes they gave him were often uncomfortable, and quickly soiled in the muddy jungle. But the work to maintain them was worth it he thought, in the afterlife.<br/>As a child Miguel had been told his ancestors lived in the winds, and could talk to him through songs, but Zachary had told him this was foolish superstition. Zachary had taught that unsaved souls would be claimed by Satan and dragged down into hell, and that saved souls would be claimed by jesus and taken into heaven. Miguel didn't know where these places were, but Heaven sounded much nicer.<br/><br/>Miguel was sure, Zachary and his God would lead them on the right path.