Before anyone else could respond, Cambarre spoke. The man blended into the scenery. "Well, I'm always willing to please a pretty woman." I think the dark one is the better trained one.". Fees (Prices listed here are estimates only & are subject to change) Price Range It's not that she is trying to hide anything, it's just normal to her. "Thank you Zelandoni, the food you have prepared looks very tasty, we're all grateful to you for taking charge of setting up the campsite. What had Durcan been subjected to while she'd been gone? Then after a moment looking back at the blonde holy woman, she commanded one of the men to lead them to the guest hearth. Jonayla pulled Gray to a halt far short of the abri that sheltered her home, wiping the last of the tears from her eyes. "I have to admit that I was shaken by the obvious signs of violence. "All of the S'Armunai stood still in awe at having such powerful spirits in their midst, but fearful of what would happen next. "I have a lot on my mind just now Jonayla," Ayla said, to change the subject. It was only her hand guiding me that allowed us to survive. she looked around trying to see why he was concerned. The southern spokeswoman Zelandoni asked. What did you think of her when you first met her?" Jean M Auel Earth's Children Series 6 Books Collection Set Land of Painted Caves (2) Total ratings 2. Mageb was the lead hunter and Durg had only passed into manhood two winters before, so what Mageb said was what things were and there was very little reason to argue any point with the older man. Thank you for your service, it is appreciated.". The totem sign of The Cave Lion. They are filthy disgusting carrion beasts with no honor and no humanity. She was a shade taller than most other women, but then so was she. "Star has wriggled in under the pillar that doesn't touch the earth." She could see the doubt in his eyes and in his body language. It seemed strange to Durg that a female would tell a man what to do, even a man of the Others. This was wonderful. That is the point of my story; don't let bad experiences depress or change you like the boiling water changed the carrot and the egg. "Since it was our First Zelandoni's Wolf companion that discovered the cave, it only seems fitting that he be honored in this way. He had warned that the earth would shake and that the sea in its anger would destroy their village. Then the next storyteller began to speak and everyone settled down to listen. I plan to speak at this year's Summer Meeting and share my thoughts with all the Zelandoni, but I want you to know before anyone else, so you have time to think about it. Magazine: Book 7 The Sacred Mountain - A FanFic Novel by Andy Black. Ayla smiled in her mind, 'Wonders never cease'. But now that you mention it, it does seem quiet for this time of day. He would tell her about the hunting and killing of Clan people. Melodene was bringing Willamar back to life. But I think I'll have to keep an eye on him Ayla, he seems to admire you just a little too much for my comfort." "Yes, we have. To see the landscape change like this overnight made them both feel small and vulnerable. "I choose him," Jonayla said, squeezing his hand in hers. They had the same urges that most young women had and she had thought neither of them wanted to bear children unless it was with an acknowledged mate. No woman had ever done that before, he'd always felt like just a child. Ayla signed for Summer Child to stay and then walked forward to the edge of Brukeval's grave. He took her into his arms as she sobbed her grief and despair, bloodying his tunic as she grasped him for comfort and support. But it had been decided almost four years ago now, to stop the ceremony. As he talked, he took Jonayla's hand and held it in his. Jean M. Auel Books Overview The Clan of the Cave Bear This novel of awesome beauty and power is a moving saga about people, relationships, and the boundaries of love. He felt uneasy that this person from the Others knew the correct sign of respect, he'd always been told that they knew nothing and were brash unthinking creatures, little better than beasts. "I was lucky and found spinach and even some dandelion and basswood down by the brook when I was refilling the water skins, so we'll have a really good meal this evening. His horse would naturally stay with Gray. Her people far to the east trained both boys and girls to hunt and many of the women continued to hunt even after they bore children. The wounds weren't nearly as bad as she thought they would be. They had an accident when traversing a steep slope of scree. A second pole-drag containing the body of Blandar was being pulled by Durcan. It was the beginning of something important. Still, I need to talk to him about this." There was no doubt in their mind that one of their own was involved in this hideous thing. Groog did believe her. "Zelandoni, are you there?" Doroban called back, so that everyone in hearing distance heard him, "That figures. They are Clan who live a very long way from here, on the other side of the world.". The northern caves would take the opportunity to gather while at Summer Meeting as they would if they were in the north," Ayla said, looking at the southern Doniers. "Why would you think she was gone?" Each step the beast took sounded like a hundred snakes were being disturbed and the smell of carrion was in the air. Tormaden, leader of the Nineteenth Cave, has asked for help and it is our responsibility to go to his aid," Ayla stated. Just finished this "unofficial" story extension and am wondering on other's thoughts. He had been trying to seduce her, but he had probably done that to many willing women. The one who was supposed to make it was too ill to attend the Clan gathering where the ceremony traditionally takes place. "You needn't feel sorry for me, I never thought I would mate Cambarre, we didn't have that kind of relationship. To display her power over wild animals might throw Mongar off his stride long enough to get him to allow her access to the medicine woman for a few moments. "Jonayla, I'm glad you decided to become an Acolyte. We may find ourselves at risk of running into some of the renegades. He even felt a little like smiling sometimes when the woman Ayla would say something that he understood from his life as a member of the Clan, things that only a Clan person would understand. Finally, both of them sated and unable to stand up much longer, Ayla slumped into Jondalar's arms, then they slowly disengaged to float back to the sandy little beach to lie side by side, in a luxuriant afterglow of shared pleasure. The Zelandoni of the White Cave reached out to take the pouch. "All I ask No what I demand from you, is that you not hinder me in my work for our people. It was quite a risk, but Armuna was willing to risk her life to revenge herself on Atta and his men.". She was getting older but had lost none of her attractiveness as far as he was concerned. "Take with you your tools to make new spears for the hunters of the next world." Goodbye Cambarre." Jonayla was grateful that Chandalar and Doroban were experienced hunters. "What you don't know is in his last moment of life he told me he loved me. 2 guests Ive been looking out for a new book for a few years now. "They're going to remain mated, if that's what you're asking," he replied sardonically. "You're clawed!" They needed to complete all the final tasks before the Zelandonia were to arrive. ", Jonayla was crouching over the other injured man, but hearing her mother's question, she looked up, passing the back of her hand over her forehead to remove loose strands of blonde hair from her vision and leaving a streak of the man's blood behind. [11], By 1990, Auel's first three books in her Earth's Children series had sold more than 20 million copies worldwide and been translated into 18 languages; Crown Publishers paid Auel about $25 million for the rights to publish The Plains of Passage and the two subsequent volumes. You don't know how much work it is to train wolf pups. Ayla wasted no time in inspecting the livid puckered remains of the shoulder wound. When the First Zelandoni heard he was there she insisted he be moved to the cave along with the injured hunters. It was hard not to shiver in fear a little at his fierce appearance, those big brown eyes that seemed to absorb the light, they were so dark and his muscular hairy body. 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. Deep down, she wanted her life to be as it had been when there were just the two of them and she and Jondalar had roamed the land as companions and lovers with no ties and with the ability to go wherever they wanted whenever they wanted. ", "First Zelandoni, I can reach the other end of valley before dark," Bandoman replied. He had no children of his own and we loved each other. "You're welcome to come with me if you want to. She leaned close and kissed Jonayla on the cheek and said quietly, "And I'm as proud of you as I can be, you're everything I could ask for. There was no reason to keep talking to him. "Zelandoni! This was a storage place, but not for food because it had been there for many years and no longer held the frozen properties of natural permafrost within its walls. "I'll admit it," he said. "Yes, Zelandoni of Elder Hearth it will be this morning when the sun is well above the hills to the east. Once she had filled the pouch with enough of the mineral, she went over to the river and washed her hands. Jondalar had come to a stop not far from Ayla and watched her, fascinated with what looked like a private ceremony. Then he signed, "Speak your name again.". Two Wolf Lodge had been responsible for the care and maintenance of the sacred cave for as long as anyone could remember, in fact no one could remember when they had first started using it. Not so for the Zelandoni leader. After each day's meditation and dream time, it was her habit to relax and commune with the natural world in her immediate surroundings. Pole-drags slowed the horses and although the Doniers from Two Rivers, Little Valley and River Place had joined the procession from the start, other Doniers had traveled west and south to meet them on the trail so that as many of them as could, would arrive together. And you," she looked fiercely into his eyes, "are in Zelandonii lands and will not take anyone without my permission.". "I take it that you are leader of these Zelandonii?" He was determined to see that they were unharmed, no matter what taboos there might be against intruding on ceremonial rites. And if I'm not mistaken, you are Ranec and Tricie's son! During the time he was observing, he'd seen Brukeval carry an unconscious and bound Jonayla into a makeshift lean-to that was haphazardly covered in pine boughs. She had found that now, after the last time she used the Sacred Clan root, she could enter the Spirit World by drinking a mild absinthe tea. That evening would be the last meal when everyone would be together before leaving for home. "As summer turned to winter and back again, over time Armuna became as bad as Atta had been. "I-I'm sorry Jonayla, I didn't think" There he was again, feeling the fool. She learned to do it from the Mamutoi, only they would have made it from Mammoth meat.". "This would be a good place to get cleaned up," he said. His face was so foreign looking to her that she could understand why some of the Zelandonii thought the Clan weren't human. You can see the children Doni Helpers have set a fire in the hearth and have stacked more wood close by. Almost like giving up. Jonayla pushed aside the hide drape and stepped into the main room of her family's dwelling. This of course made sense from strictly a hunter's outlook. Little Star looked up at Jonayla and then around at the other people. It was all so overwhelming. Mog-ur thought for a long moment then replied, "If half of what you have seen is true, this female might just be more powerful than anyone we know." Proleva had always impressed her with her organizational skills and her talent for inventing new and tasty dishes. 'Good idea.' Even though the Chimudonii are not of our people, they should not be attacking Clan or anyone else. The southern Donier looked into the other woman's gray-blue eyes and as always found strength there, a determined, competent look in those eyes that always reassured her. A fire had been started with a flick of the wrist. So when Armuna tried to seduce him, he just took his pleasure with her against her will, hurting her when she tried to resist. "No, you're right, let's start west. Overwhelmed with grief, tears streaming from her eyes, Ayla signed Jonayla to bring the horses and a pole-drag as quickly as possible. Her mate is a lucky man to have such an attractive woman.". One of the most important would be the holding of Summer Meetings in the southern areas as well as in the north. The Clan people would not feel fulfilled, they can't understand the concept. "Yes, I think I do. As she held his gaze she felt her body react to the moment. she repeated. Brog stood at the mouth of the cave as he watched the female Mog-ur and her daughter walk away. "I'll do as you suggest." We can talk and get to know each other better.". She sat by the shore, cross-legged, elbows on knees and let her mind drift and her thoughts flow. "Then Cold Moon comes, (December). I don't mean that I resented a woman's place, but I didn't feel an equal for some reason. ", "They are in love, that is obvious," Cambarre said. I have wanted to leave here since last summer. She had played her tricks once too often with the wrong man and had suffered for it. She, Jonayla and Melodene had gathered the blooms while the grave was being dug. The water wasn't deep enough to swim in so they washed then rinsed themselves, standing in the water. The trouble was real, Ayla knew that. Cambarre followed the trail of the unknown person for almost an hour before he began to wonder when his quarry would stop to rest. He'd never met any of the Zelandonia personally before. None of the hunters seemed to mind," he said, smiling at her, feeling a bit smug that he'd thought to do it. She wanted to follow them, after all, her man had gone into danger too. She quickly regretted her harsh feelings. Then Jondalar spoke, "Son, as far as your name, I liked the sound of it. I needed to get away from everything for a while and Lorala kept me company. I look forward to hearing your stories about the Clan and your childhood with them. But here it was, three days, almost dusk, and still no sign of his family. Twelve lives taken, and at least one was a child, she knew that from the size of the skull. "Jonayla, Let's stop here for the night. Then I want to visit Brukeval's grave. As if reading Jonayla's mind the Zelandoni said in a low voice, "We only use purified oil in the lamps and no torches so that we won't discolor the walls with sooty smoke. Whatever happened to simple hospitality?". They decided to go back up the tributary the way they had come to more open ground close to where the tributary met The River that ran from the north. "It will probably disturb them if we all ride our horses up close to their cave. Even though this knowledge did make him feel more worthwhile as a man, Cambarre sometimes wished it were otherwise because this new knowledge, that a man's essence started a baby to grow in a woman, was sometimes an inconvenient knowledge. She'd learned from a revered Medicine Woman of the Clan. The spear itself had been placed beside the Zelandoni lodge openly on display. "It's just that I'm anxious to get back to the Summer Meeting and help with the hunting. He had been attacked by a Cave Lion and every healer knew how dangerous Cave Lion claws could be, but he had recovered. Ancient Egyptian culture from the 19th Dynasty to the end of the 20th Dynasty Animals of Mungo Apsley and Green Gully Creek Archaeological Sites on the Don River Archeology for Jean Auel fans Artefacts of the First Nations of the Pacific Northwest Atapuerca Atlatls, Spear Throwers, and Woomeras Aurignacian - La Grotte d'Aurignac Cambarre watched Jonayla ride away with a sinking heart. She could ride better than anyone else his age and her skill as a hunter eclipsed almost anyone twice her age. They looked with disgust at their Shaman as he begged for mercy like a little child begging not to be spanked. "We were having a dispute with some flatheads at the time. The only thing she had that might help was a mysterious medicine that she had stumbled upon only a short time ago. They were in awe of her and her reputation. Ayla looked at the woman, "Yes, that's where we'll go then. We must calm them as much as we can, and yelling won't help us do that.". Ayla assured Cambarre that her daughter's birthing time had gone well and Jonayla had only had contractions for a normal period of time and furthermore this easy birth foretold they would have more children in the future. kracine posts on 5/31/2012 3:00:37 AM I just finished The Sacred Mountain, and I thought it was an impressive effort. "You were restless last night. "What has happened to make you come to us in the dark like this? There was movement from higher up the hill. Durcan was above the Summer Meeting, up on the slope that everyone called Sacred Mountain. The Donier who was first among the southern caves said cuttingly, "So you've decided to try to convince the Zelandonia of your fitness to lead after all?" She had been attracted to him, he knew that for certain. They had even experienced some difficult times in their relationship, but she could still - at his touch - feel like a young girl experiencing the wonder of a first opening. "Um, yes First Zelandoni," he replied. After all, people do mature and I felt I owed it to the character to let her grow up, though I did try to remain faithful to her selfless attitude and honest personality. Make them understand that if they do we will respond to their incursion. They were spread out over a large area. As dawn's light crept over the top of the far hills to shed its pearlescent light over the Zelandonii campsite, Ayla and Jondalar were already packed and ready to go. She has been practicing with the spearthrower from horseback like your people do. I have tried to memorize its properties," Ayla said. This was the moment she had planned for over the past several full moons. Stews with grains and vegetables were plentiful. But I think I'll be up to the task. Just then Durcan came to sit by her, excitedly watching the festivities, the chattering and dancing and singing. She left her own bed to kneel beside his and inspect his wound. Even if I don't become First Zelandoni, maybe I can influence the person who does.". Camma returned just as dusk was settling in. "That feeling of being nothing special is the reason she doesn't speak of her past. "You are kind Groog. "You're right of course," Ayla said. Then as she watched, Crazy Eyes stood in front of the apparition and said something. Farewell and may The Great Earth Mother watch over you." The rock had first been chiseled and smoothed for about two hand's width and then designs had been added. The Clan medicine woman, whose name was, 'Dula', looked up at the female from the Others who was standing beside her. The plan had been to travel south in a search pattern until they met up with their people. 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