Let's leave while everything still seems friendly," she said, swinging up on to Gray's back in one smooth practiced motion, her action catching the Clan people by surprise. Jonayla tells me that you have been asking to talk to me.". I hope you enjoyed yourselves, you two are good friends and it's nice to go riding with a friend," Ayla said, turning away to place a heating stone in the water container beside the hearth. Cambarre was the first to pull his tunic off and hang it up. You are the most beautiful horse in the world and everyone will be envious of you when they see how beautiful you are." Again, hearing sobs of distress, Ayla went to the mother and child. ", Groog knelt and piled some leaves on the ground in front of him then took some dried moss from the fold of his wrap. The Earth's Children: This book series deals with love boundaries and relationships as well. When she was done she licked her fingers appreciatively and said, "That was good, I think I outdid myself, especially on the cooked grains. What had she just said? "It's just that Well, I'd like you to use my whole name from now on.". These troublemakers came from our lands as outcasts. What have you decided to name your pup? "So, you continue to have hidden depths. The men were around the campfire laughing and telling jokes. There was also a red spot and a small abrasion at the side of his head that looked like it would turn into a bruise. Sure enough, as they approached a small waterfall filling a pool at the base of a low ridge of granite, Ayla saw a large crack in the rock face. Although she has ten summers of experience as First in the south, I too have many summers of experience including leadership in our councils. Cambarre, for his part was drinking in the shifting expressions that played across his beautiful mate's face. Suddenly the stallion's instincts kicked in and he tried to move toward the right, but that in itself was a mistake, Jonayla controlled that side of the field and both she and Gray knew what they were doing. He caught movement out of the corner of his eye. She changed their name to the S'Armunai. This candidate was second Zelandoni to the First Zelandoni and both served the Ninth Cave. he finally asked, feeling a strange unease. Isn't that what Durcan and I have heard from the day we were born? "And what about her?" Jondalar came to Ayla as she led Summer Child into the area before the mouth of the cave. She had stopped far enough away so if they were not used to horses they wouldn't feel threatened. "Although the effects of the poison were delayed in Armuna. After giving brief instructions to Jonayla for the immediate care of the wounded Ayla and her fellow Zelandoni walked down the path that he'd just traversed. The one real conversation he'd had with her was about hunting and when he'd complimented her on her skill, all she had said was that if you practiced hard enough and long enough, anyone could be good at hunting. I felt ugly and stupid compared to the Clan people. [14], Jean Marie Untinen married Ray Bernard Auel after high school. He will feel no pain as I wash and bandage his wounds. ", She didn't want to be in command; Joharran had spoken up but no one else had and she didn't want Crazy Eyes to guess how unsure she really felt. Still sobbing quietly Ayla hugged her daughter. He'd heard of Wolf, of course, everyone had. Groog paid close attention as the woman Mog-ur removed the hide-wrapped remains from the cave one at a time and placed them in the grave. Didn't she say anything? It looks like they'll be lucky to get more than two or three out of the entire herd the way they hunt with those thrusting spears. Together they would begin the trek to the Summer Meeting once again. I haven't seen some of them for several moons now. Ayla wanted to get back to Jondalar as soon as possible. The thought crystallized in his mind. They had grabbed their weapons when Brukeval began pushing the women around and would have engaged the northerners if Jondalar hadn't already intervened. She rewrote it four times. He told us that Brukeval was a great leader of men from the past too, and that he would get rid of the problem of the flatheads once and for all. Ayla knew what she and Jondalar would have done when they were a new couple. It was a severe winter, colder than many and he caught a cold that went to his chest and, well it happens sometimes that people don't make it when they get that sick. Those that supported her, the Zelandoni of the Third, Fifth and Eleventh Caves as well as all of the Southern Caves were sure they could convince their cave leaders of the necessity of intervention in the north. There are still those in the south who think they will not have a full voice if they continue to tie themselves to the northern caves. We Zelandonia can be a bit skeptical about others, knowing more about illusion and subterfuge than most people, but this spiritual leader is unique in my experience. There was an awkward few moments while everyone stood and looked at each other. 'Jonlar' didn't sign as much, but Groog understood that he just wasn't as proficient in Clan language as the others. 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 old man, realizing the Ninth's intent, also took the time to greet the boy as befitted the leader of the children helpers. Ayla turned and looked into the other Donier's troubled eyes, "The Mother spoke to you, couldn't you tell?" Soon they had so much they did not really need to use the magic bowl any longer. 'Him and his beautiful woman, two beautiful accomplished people at the top of Zelandonii society. I'll take him to my dwelling. I can see you now, squirming around in the dirt grunting with lust as one of those beasts put an abomination in your belly. He'd never had women calling him an ugly flathead or had other boys and then men taunting him, saying that he looked like a flathead.'. She had come among the people from the east and had teased the leader of the S'Attaro tribe, thinking that she could control him through her womanly ways and her beauty. Do you mean he is hunting Clan people? As the Medicine Woman continued to sign, the Mog-ur's eyes widened in surprise and finally he rose to his feet and came toward her. Ayla found it hard to fall asleep with so many thoughts running through her mind all at once. Be fearless in this. So the younger brother put on his ragged wrap and walked to his brother's hut. "Greetings beautiful!" "If everyone shows up, we'll be very busy accommodating them, so I'll need you to stay with Groog. The forest was so dense they could see no more than a few horse lengths into the trees. Ayla recognized the woman as she was forced toward the outdoor hearth. The meeting was interrupted to allow everyone to eat when the sun was at its highest, and then reconvened again, to run until late afternoon. The contrast of cool water and Cambarre's warm body was pleasurable to Jonayla and she settled back in the crook of Cambarre's arm, relaxing for the first time since her capture by Brukeval. She knelt over her mate, washing the wound with an infusion of blue lobelia, lion's tooth root and honey for what seemed like the hundredth time. In five days you were up and riding again. The light of dawn didn't help the scene of destruction, but as the light strengthened they were able to find utensils that had been scattered and reparable pieces of gear that could be salvaged. Mongar had seen the subtle play between the two females. 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. It's not magic Shura, it's just something that nature made and that people can use." "My cave is far north of here and it is part way up a mountainside. Jonayla urged Gray forward again, this time at a slow walk. "I do have some things of his that Tulie said I should give you. The young couple followed the Zelandoni into the cave. Will Jonayla grow to be one who serves the mother? I prayed to the Mother, hoping that you would find peace wherever it was you had gone.". Ayla stood in front of him and gripped his upper arms squeezing his massive biceps in the Clan sign for friendship. Groog stopped with a sigh and looked at the fire burning in the hearth. Ayla looked up at the burly man of the Clan. She knew the truth of it, but knowing the truth didn't make her feel confident in her ability to convince the other Doniers that she should serve her people as the First Zelandoni. But Ayla's instincts had told her that there was something more. The final decision would be made at the leader's council after the matrimonial ceremony with all the remaining cave leaders, but to resolve the issue among themselves would, in all practical ways, close the discussion to all but a vote of acceptance. The two boys mounted their horses and trotted away from the meadow. Ayla was an orphan from the age of five. Ayla didn't want a big spear like this, an awkward thing to carry with her, but she knew it would be unacceptable to refuse a gift from the Mog-ur. The eagles were only thirty arrow lengths from the ground with Ayla almost directly beneath them when they broke apart again. Ayla wished that she didn't have to wait for Cambarre and the men that would come with him, but it would be foolish to traverse the forest by herself. It was against the Clan way and so strange that it made him fear them even more as they came closer on foot. When the intimate sounds from the other side of the fire finally quieted, Ayla drifted off into a dream filled sleep. "That is special!" They don't think that way. He felt that if he could be half the man his father was that he would be considered a successful provider. She had spoken to Jondalar about this in a quiet moment while traveling back from the north. When the animal had run frantically around Jondalar's legs as if trying to get him to follow, he didn't understand what Wolf wanted. Why would the woman leave her home and why was she so upset? Durcan pointed toward a stand of trees. Bless her, but the First Zelandoni was ill for too long. ", Groog was unable to remain silent, "Mog-ur, this woman 'Ayla' was adopted to Creb's hearth! When I mistakenly dosed the wounded hunter with the fungus instead of what I thought was the mixture, he almost immediately responded to the draught. Chapter 19 I am Mog-ur who is first above all other Mog-urs of the Others.". I miss them so and it will be good to hear news of them. Without looking back he urged his horse into a full gallop toward the river north of the cave. "Willamar!" You really haven't heard anything of them? ", Groog was stunned. Ayla pulled him to a standing position using a tug on his neck rope. I will play my part, but the people have their own choice to make and sometimes Well, we'll just have to see what happens tomorrow.". It is always best with things like this, something that affects the whole Summer Meeting, to have the First Zelandoni preside over the ceremony. Cambarre was chagrined. "Lorala and I went exploring up Wood River Valley. Soon she was plying the First Zelandoni with her herbal medicines, using her prodigious knowledge of the healing arts. Rubio stared back wide-eyed as Jondalar thanked him. But he wasn't happy about it. "No mother," Jonayla said, not really interested in a story about food. Finally Cambarre said in a very soft voice, "Please Jonayla, be my mate. It was perfect for a travel tent and - not that they expected anyone - was hidden from the main trail by a slight rise in the ground and a copse of pine. They would make the young boy smile with their jokes, turning the rudeness back at the perpetrators. As a pink dawn rose over the hills to the east, the darkness slowly faded on the far side of the valley. "I am grateful to serve you Zelandoni. As the man walked to the lean-to Cambarre recognized him as Brukeval's second in command, the man with the crazy eyes. He'd never had to defend his birthright. She didn't understand how exciting she was. When she was instructed to pull him from under his arms, she shivered for a moment; he looked very dangerous. ", "Yes Zelandoni, I know all the signs for hunting.". Soon he slept the healing sleep. Ayla was hand feeding Sky his mixture of Bison broth and mashed grains when the flap to the summer lodge was lifted and a friendly face topped with a shock of kinky red hair smiled at her as he stooped to enter. It was an amazing looking place. "I don't think we will run across anyone, it's a big forest and we're not covering much of it, but you never know. Although he couldn't really imagine any Clan man actually wanting to give these skinny looking women the sign. He lost his life during the troubles. She tied it to her carry bag again so that it ran along the side of the horse's flank and then remounted. Ayla smiled at her children. I need to travel slowly for Jondalar's sake and I would also like to spend time alone with just my family. I want to know who the father of my children is," Jonayla said in a determined voice. "Do you mind if I join you for a bit. "It is done and we will not have to see any of them again if they are successful in their hunt for the wild men. "Farewell and I will see you soon," Ayla responded warmly. "This smells similar to the sacred root for the Memories Ceremony," she signed absently to Dula. It didn't matter that Brukeval's men knew it was just a disguise because they had seen other things like the fire stone and seen the cursing and death of their old Shaman and believed that their Shaman was powerful and the disguise was just part of the ceremony. "That's why we must always be friends, your lan and mine are now entwined," Ayla said. I appreciate the help you and your children have given and will do all I can to live up to your trust in me. Even when younger women teased him, trying to interest him, he thought of how much he loved his mate and how much happiness she'd given him over the years. Camma had seen the horses in the corral and wondered who from the Zelandonii had come to visit. Now visions of fire in a hearth and people gathered around singing the Mother's Song. With that, Ayla stood and reached down to help the Donier to her feet then turned to walk back to her individual hearth. Covered with the red earth of The Great Earth Mother's womb, your body shall return to Her to be born again into the next world as you were born into this one." "You needn't feel sorry for me, I never thought I would mate Cambarre, we didn't have that kind of relationship. I know that he will listen to you and if we can stop those wild men who hunt us, all will be well. ", Ayla replied, "You were a captive of men who would have hurt you further and you needed to be away from them. But as he went he remembered what his brother had said. From somewhere in the dark night a flute started up, then also from afar the beat of a drum. Soon Ayla and Jondalar were lost in the other works that were so expertly done. "Zelandoni, there is risk in that plan. None came, everyone went about their business, talking about the coming ceremonies and discussing who should be in charge of each coming event, but no mention was made about the stories that were circulating. "Yes First Zelandoni, they've been seen and we know where they are camped. As it turned out, Durcan had convinced them - first with his fists and then when he reminded them that his mother was the one to bring horses and firestones to the Zelandonii. "Yes First Zelandoni, it will be done," Rubio said and hurried away as several of the other Zelandoni began to enter the sacred hearth area. It had been greedily sucking the broth from the absorbent material that she'd been dipping and then holding to his mouth. One of the Acolytes behind the Donier from the south sniggered at this remark, believing that the blonde Zelandoni had dealt herself a damaging blow by asking for support after having been so dismissive the day before. There is a 7th novel, fan fiction, that you can find and download online. I think I am, I'll be positive in another half-moon cycle if my moon-time still hasn't come," Jonayla replied. Jondalar wouldn't admit out loud how frightened he'd been, seeing Brukeval standing over her with hate in his eyes. She thought he knew his luck and that made her smile. "'No thank you. He'd felt that she was too manly and spoke to him with too much force. "We will help the Others as you suggest Mog-ur. I have even had a little upset stomach in the mornings for the past moon cycle and that is also a good sign," she said, returning to the preparation of their meal. That's why you find all of us in agreement. It will return to the Mother, the Original Source of all Life. I will be with you to interpret what the others say so you will know everything that is said by our leaders.". She smiled at being able to use one of her mother's sayings to make her point. And we all know, including you, that Madroman was no Shaman and no Zelandoni, no matter what tricks he used to appear so," Ayla said with an edge in her voice. I think we should invite them all to the Summer Meeting next year and see where things lead.". She had assumed that her mother would have treated the wound successfully by now and that she would bring the Clan people more to introduce them to her mother than for any real help they might be able to offer. After this was decided, the group of spiritual leaders broke up into smaller groups and finally went to their furs to sleep. ZU VERKAUFEN! Groog reached into the folds of his wrap and brought out a chunk of flint and another stone that the old Mog-ur thought looked familiar. He felt, with some reason, that the leader would not accept instructions from a female, even a female leader of the Others. Ayla slid off Summer Child and stumbled. I want to be with Cambarre and I would love to share pleasures with him and to give you our children to play with," she smiled. Groog had found Jonayla and brought her back. He looked at Groog. Those two had killed more than all his hunters combined and had done it in just moments. She would refrain from speaking about some of what happened on the trip, not sure how to even explain some of the things she had seen and heard. They knew for certain what the other had felt what they both were feeling. But if I were you I'd keep looking over my shoulder. If it was, it proved to him without a doubt that she was truly the Mog-ur to her people. My son will remember. Jondalar pulled on the reins to halt the horse and slid off its back. She wasn't as meticulous as her mother about washing after sharing pleasures, but she had her mother's sense of cleanliness. Without saying a word, she reached across to her fellow Zelandoni, gripped his arm and squeezed; a tear trailing down her cheek. And Brukeval, no matter what she might think of the man, was an accomplished hunter who knew how to lead men and knew how to use weapons. The next morning while many were still asleep, the more energetic members of the Ninth Cave were already up and at the main gathering area. It has to do with the Spirit World and I think you will find it significant.". The young couple circled around to face the people and Ayla announced, "They are now Cambarre and Jonayla of the Ninth Cave of the Zelandonii.". Durcan turned toward the trees and whistled, Blackie immediately appeared at the edge of the forest and with a few puppy yaps, bounded excitedly to him. I wasn't even born to the Zelandonii people. Then suddenly she remembered, "You're Kimadar, you helped me with Groog. He must stop the violence or we will make him stop. If it comes to pass that someone from the south should be elected as First Zelandoni, then we will also elect a First for the northern caves for immediate communication and consultation among the people in the area as the south has done in the past. We are in search of the Zelandoni of the Ninth Cave. We could kill some of those for them. I have had enough, it is done!' When the stallion starts moving to the center, gallop in toward the opening and yell, but stay leaning down so they can't see you!". There is so much more to learn about. ", Jonayla climbed to her feet. Groog's age was three gatherings, which meant that he was born shortly after a Clan Gathering and he had attended two others. Jonayla thought for a moment, "Although I can't treat all the horses like I do Gray, I think everyone should make the horse they rely on most part of their family. 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