It is true that there was one bad man in the group of people who saved my life and brought me up. Actually I want to be more than just your friend. "Thank you!" He had been beaten severely and was unconscious. She felt that having Denanna, (who had always been skeptical about the clan and its people), would be helpful in gauging the Zelandonii's overall response to her suggestions. "I heard a rumor that you and your family might leave us and I wanted to tell you that I don't want you to go, I don't want to lose you. Remember to breathe. Runners had been sent from Elder Hearth to all the outlying caves - as was their responsibility when such an important meeting of the Zelandonia took place. It might even help you to better understand why we let that man you all call Madroman control us to the extent he has. The people prospered and our community grew. Seeing that he'd hit his target, he scrambled away before Willamar could give him a half-hearted swat for the teasing he'd just received. Did I remember that correctly?". For once she was going to just sit and relax, and not do anything. Still running, Mageb passed the grazing herd, barely disturbing their tranquility. The Doniers came one by one to the hearth and the southern Zelandoni asked them to sit. He turned and disappeared into the cave. Her body was tense and her head ached but she remained in her bedroll. If he intended to, she wanted to have some idea where he was going. ", "That's perfect Rubio," Ayla smiled. ", Ayla stood up and moved to Jondalar's side, "Both are good questions. "The Clan only thought of my son as deformed, but I could tell he was a mixture of Clan and me. That is a non-threatening posture to a horse.". It makes me happy to be part of the whole. By the third evening both of them were tired, frustrated and more worried than ever. The only other obvious change was that I reduced the title of; "The First among Those Who Serve the Great Earth Mother" to "First Zelandoni" since it has to be used so many times during the story and the longer title had always seemed a distraction in my opinion. Chapter Text. He took her into his arms as she sobbed her grief and despair, bloodying his tunic as she grasped him for comfort and support. The boys withdrew from the sacred site and ended up finding a watering hole where they were each able to kill several fat rabbits. Ayla looked from the leader of the Twenty-Ninth Cave to her Zelandoni and back again. Bless her, but the First Zelandoni was ill for too long. Then he quickly introduced the other children with proper ceremony as he had learned to do. Jondalar had climbed to the top of what remained of the main lodge's structural skeleton that had held the large, yet insubstantial structure together. It was always necessary to see well when cleaning a wound and it didn't hurt to have some natural light if one was kept in a sick bed for any length of time. What is happening Father?". People seemed puny next to something this majestic. He'd once seen an adult man of the Others riding a horse but had never even imagined that their children would do so too. Even though Marthona mothered him when he was around, it was only a small part of his life. "I had the totem of the Cave Lion, which is unusual for a female, but it led me to become, 'The Woman Who Hunts'. the southern Donier asked. After Jonayla and Cambarre had shared their rousing tales of adventures and had been told by Ralev that he would incorporate some of their details in future stories, the gathering began to break up. Ayla moved up against him and kissed him. There were three woven panels, one on each side and the back of the large temporary structure so light could be let in. In the mid-1970s, Jean Auel - then a middle-aged working mother of five school- and college-aged children - approached her husband Ray with some news. The children did not move as they observed the approaching Zelandonia procession. She spoke as if she were talking to the urn or maybe The Earth Mother Herself, and Rubio wondered what she meant by it. They have their own way of expressing themselves and it is different than our way, but not necessarily inferior to our way. Ayla stood closest to the cave, looking at it with her back to the people. Jonayla moved to her mother's side and then stepped into the path of the advancing man. He stood on his toes, straining to see across the valley, he wasn't sure if it was the bonfire beacon or not. ", He smiled at Ayla's playful teasing. After all she had explained, if she was not going to trade her horses at next year's Summer Meeting, why take them all the way north to the Nineteenth Cave only to bring them back south again, someone would have to remain behind to care for them. As a Mog-ur of the Clan, he was used to eliciting some fear and respect so this was not unusual, but the rude stares that were furtively directed at him by these leaders of the Others was disconcerting. Ayla was also buoyed by her meeting with her fellow Zelandoni, the day before. Jonayla and Cambarre called out suggestions and instructions to the three Chimu that accompanied them. She was just a woman, if you took away all her friends and strange companions. I just wish we lived at the same cave," Folrian said wistfully, looking up at the boy who was a year older than her. Jondalar caught up with Ayla farther up Old Valley. It was all up to The Great Earth Mother as to who was chosen to walk the Spirit World and who would remain with the living. That evening as the family gathered for a meal, Groog watched them as they talked and laughed and ate. "You'll find the story of how Jonayla's mother found her own wolf cub quite a tale too." She hadn't made a conscious decision to replace her friend, but it appeared the Mother had decided for her. "We have two wounded men and five women with us and we need help. ", "And father," Durcan asked, "why did you name me after mother's Clan child? She had noticed how unique the other woman had looked when they first met, but since then she had been with Jondalar day and night and the other woman had left her undisturbed. "I have a new medicinal for fever such as this. "'What do you want?' The people were without a spiritual leader and that was very unlucky. For Ayla's part, she just wanted to get away on her own with her daughter and think about what had happened here. "Yes, I can see that it would," Jonayla smacked her lips appreciatively. Being so late, the Clan people stayed nearby for the night. She would have to remove the spearhead now. To the south of the long narrow valley was a lush strip of dense forest that ran east and west as far as the eyes could see. His mind had been so wrapped up in his efforts that he had lost track of time. She knew that Joharran had suffered over his brother's condition. She had wedged the bag into a nearby tree to protect the food from curious small animals. I don't mean tension from the meetings, but right now, right here, in this place.". She wondered what the others would feel if they knew. "I will get Zelandoni. I will not meet some female of the Others pretending to be a Mog-ur. Then we will come back with more men and look for this Shaman," Ayla said, looking into the crazy eyes of the Chimu man. I can't imagine why this would happen.". If he admitted it, he did admire the First Zelandoni and would indeed like to travel with her. ", "Yes, I didn't mean to speak out of turn about your time with the Clan. I was told their camp was some way to the east, so there must be at least two groups. She looked at the stitched wound and then looked up at the young woman of the Others. They both felt that he was too young for a journey into a troubled area that might offer danger. There was also a little jealousy between the communities each thinking they should have the right to lead the others. Even a child of mixed essence? The people were without a spiritual leader and that was very unlucky. He didn't think that he'd ever seen anyone better with a sling than her. "I just saw the young ones leaving. What more could he ask for? Ayla still felt drained, but she also felt stronger than the day before. If Mongar still held out because Ayla was female, then so be it. Wolf was too old, he shouldn't have run all that way. Look." "Yes father?" It was like magic. Ayla set her bowl aside and signaled to Groog, "This woman would ask Groog, how he came to be captured and beaten by the Chimudonii in the north." It is good to give her a token of our esteem. Then promising to meet again the next day, they went to their home lodges to deliver their kills as a contribution to the evening's meal. It has been five summers since we last used that holding for a gathering. Rubio stared back wide-eyed as Jondalar thanked him. When I treated him as a friend his face lit up and I felt that we would be close friends. When they finished their meal, Jonayla made some red berry evening tea and they settled back to enjoy full stomachs and a companionable friendship that comes from a long history of shared experiences and mutual thinking. "If that happens and they succeed, who's to say that it isn't for the best. ", They both saw the Zelandoni then. The One Who Was First Among Us has left a hole in the fabric of our sacred society and our people look to us to fill this hole. When Jonayla had completed the preparation of the infusion, Ayla washed the boy's wounds with it and applied a liberal coating of honey, then wrapped the last of the woven cloth she had with her around the boy's torso. "Walk him away from the corral. You can come and hear too," Durcan offered. Don't think that everyone has forgotten what she has brought to the Zelandonii people. ", Tormaden replied, sounding a bit irritated, "No Denanna, I wanted to talk to the First Zelandoni about this meeting but she said she didn't want to be accused of meddling in what I had to say. And a new dwelling too,' he said, looking around at everything in amazement. What can I do for you Rubio?" Jondalar drew himself out of the warmth of their shared furs, remembering the pleasures they had shared the night before. "I just need to clean your hearth area and refill the water bag but I didn't want to if you wanted to continue to rest. Where, I didn't see him?". "This fever has come on so quickly. Jonayla had never held a man of mixed essence before other than brief hugs from Echozar of the Lanzadonii, her hearth kin through her father. She knew the Clan did not understand tears, but she couldn't help herself. ", "When we heard about what happened up here we wanted to come and help. To read more about the site or if you want a graphic to link to us, see the about page for more details. "Mother, are you all right? Jonayla slid off Gray's back and dropped her reins to touch the ground which was her signal to the horse not to stray and she pulled her spearthrower from its sheath and slipped into the forest quietly. The First Zelandoni had brought the sign language to the people in the first place and that made it somewhat obligatory for him to become more proficient than other men. He knew it could be done," Cambarre concluded. The advantage to having so few traders present was that not a lot of people were there and the children could talk to the men and women about their items on display. But he knew that it must be done or he would fail his Mog-ur and his Clan. ", Jonayla had captured both rambunctious pups by then, with one under each arm and breathing a little hard, she replied, "I still don't understand why you didn't want it. She burst onto the scene first and was suddenly facing a fully grown three hundred pound cave lion not more than twenty paces away. Ayla asked in a challenging voice. I noticed this but was unable to talk to anyone to find out why. Some of them liked the power they had over others, some of them were afraid to go against Skytalker and his Hunt Leader. ", "I know all that, but I still miss him. 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