the sacred mountain jean auel
Please! As we talk, Auel - now 75, ''with 15 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren'' - is in the middle of what she clearly regards as the least interesting part of being a best-selling author (''It's lovely to get a call from Australia. Is that your intention? It is the most valuable thing I have to give and I give it to you, The Woman Who Hunts.". Yes, the coming Harvest Moon time would be busy for the people of the Ninth Cave, for all the caves for that matter. I would also like to wring every last piece of information from you about my son Durc. We'll stay at Hilltop for only a short time. Ayla looked up and signed, "This woman would ask the man of the Clan how he feels? She explained what it took to become a Zelandoni and that the First Zelandoni was the voice, instrument, and surrogate of The Great Earth Mother, or as he knew it, Ursus, the Sacred Cave Bear of the Clan. Will you come? Tell me, how many Zelandonii are there in the south? It might only prolong their existence for a while, but she'd done what she could for them. Mongar looked at his Mog-ur who nodded encouragement. I consigned his fate to Brun, the past leader of our cave and to my adopted sister Uba. In the confusion of the attack Brukeval was able to slip into the forest also, his hands still tied behind him. ', "'Well then, lend it to me for a bit,' said the older brother. ", Durcan looked around and could see a well warn path leading up the slope to a terrace just beginning around the curve of the mountain. Why do you think the Mother would bless him?". Mageb had been too far away to participate in the kill and the animals that ran back toward him gave him a wide berth, running to either side of him. It was their duty; necessary for survival and no thanks were expected or received. Jondalar was walking back with the woman who was so distraught that she could barely walk unaided. It was only a matter of time before they came in search of her. Finally she'd blown up at him and told him that she was probably better than he was at tracking and hunting and that she could take care of herself. Untinen grew up in Chicago, and right after high-school graduation, she married Ray Auel. But first I need to prepare for the visit," she said, as she slipped from Summer Child's back. Do you think I don't know what they think? Ayla was frustrated that she had only a small amount of Lions tooth root to add to the poultice but she felt the poultice would be good enough for now. Jondalar couldn't help himself, he dismounted and beckoned Ayla to dismount too and he hugged her tightly. 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. The woman is also the spiritual leader of the Others. Durcan and his friends were caught up in the fate of these people. So Armuna was no stranger to a spear and sling. But if you look past their appearance, they are much like us. She knew they could communicate over vast areas, but her Clan had been nearly a year's travel away by horse. If fate had only smiled on him as it always seemed to smile on his hearth kin, Jondalar. ", "Good, then that's settled. She sat by the shore, cross-legged, elbows on knees and let her mind drift and her thoughts flow. Ayla signaled her to hold Gray and Summer Child steady. I think they were satisfied with our past spiritual leader, but I also think they would be happy to have someone from their area as First Zelandoni for a change. I was there when he left this world for the Spirit World. "This would be a good place to get cleaned up," he said. Yet, she was still uncertain, still concerned about how her children would deal with their mother's past. I must look frightening," she replied as she looked down at herself. ", "Alright, alright," Artibon said, "let's get moving, they could already be telling the ocean people story.". I haven't had time to stop by the storyteller's lodge this summer, but I've heard he tells great stories. My mother has one of those the Mog-ur gave her when she was in the north," Durcan said, realizing that the spears he was looking at weren't really like the one his mother had, but only had a passing resemblance. There had been no hesitation in her eyes or voice then. There was a hunter at the last hearth closest to Madroman who was set to watch him. "We should leave now Jonayla. ", With a worried tone in his voice Jondalar answered, "Yes it should. "Jondalar," Ayla said in a quiet voice, "I feel like we're living in the perfect moment and I don't want to move from this spot. i love Reading Earths children books i already have the first 4 and i have ordered 5 and 6 so i am wait in anticipation for them to turn up,just Brilliant, Thank you . "As it turned out my mate made the wrong choice. Ayla wanted to bind the caves together, something that hadn't really been done before. Ayla looked into the other woman's eyes, "The Great Earth Mother willing, but if not, always know that I honor you. Probably not,' he thought. "Most of her people fought against the renegade followers of the false shaman so I believe them to be good people as well. Ayla realized that this gathering was unprecedented and that normally all the caves would be preparing for the journey to Old Valley, this year's host for the Zelandonii gathering. Now as he watched he saw her pull several small containers from her medicine bag and when she opened one and began to smear it onto her face he understood. "Hopefully some of the changes are to your liking" Cambarre gave Jonayla an impish grin then pulled her tightly to his side as they walked toward their lodge. she indicated the fever-ridden man lying in front of her. I think we have it just right. What has happened since we left you?" It's nice being away from all the other Zelandoni and Acolytes for a while. The spear itself had been placed beside the Zelandoni lodge openly on display. With a heavy heart Jonayla went over to Cambarre and put her arm around his waist and stood beside him, feeling a bit out of sorts. Are you sure you want to delete your template? He was sitting by their tent leaning against the carry bags with his eyes closed, smiling. The Zelandoni's sacred site was at Old Valley and that was where Jondalar expected to find Ayla, Jonayla and Wolf. It was stretched onto a wooden curing frame and he was scraping the underside with a smooth-edged stone to keep the hide supple. She tried not to think of herself that way, but as a small child that is how she'd felt among the Clan. ", Ayla was shocked. During this moon phase the winter cold has fastened its grip on the land and nights are at their longest and darkest. Hopefully by then Jondalar will have recovered enough so I am able to do my part to end this violence.". The two injured hunters weren't used to women, especially attractive Zelandonii women, treating flatheads like people. Mongar had seen the subtle play between the two females. There was no time to skin it, but neither he nor Jondalar wanted to leave the pelt behind to be destroyed by carrion eaters, so they gutted it to reduce the weight. By the third evening both of them were tired, frustrated and more worried than ever. She knew there was nothing there that would jump out at her. He was very proud of her and could easily have been jealous of her, but for one thing Ayla was not a user, nor one to make herself grand. ", 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. I hated him, but I never regretted what had happened to me once my son was born and I'll not pretend to feel otherwise now. He is just being a wolf. She would have gone with him but felt she should stay with the horses and there was Star to consider. As she had done many times before, Ayla wanted to make that dish for a special friend. Of course, Denanna was the first to challenge her, "First Zelandoni, we all know how you feel about these Clan people of yours, but why should we believe this man? They were more straightforward than her people. Joharran and Solaban, Joharran's close friend and cave elder were also there. She hoped that the leaders would make a favorable decision. "We will speak more about the trouble in the north when we arrive at the Summer Meeting," Ayla explained in Clan hand signs. The small pile of kindling had burned itself out. 'They will trade me part of their catch for some fine ready at hand salt. 'Is this what they called love?' This is a good sized root and the fever fungus is small and almost used up? He stood, watching the young man ride back the way he'd come. "I just don't trust you. Why don't the two of you load the pole-drag and position them in readiness for the morning. Each step it made sounded like a snake's hiss and its face was hideous, covered with sores and bumpy warts. Then I can withdraw my candidacy and return home to Jondalar and Durcan and the Ninth Cave.'. It's so important that we have a resourceful leader in these times. Blandar's friends had returned the evening before with his burial clothes and his best hunting weapons had been retrieved from the site of his death and now lay beside him on the mat. Jonayla turned back to Groog and continued, "The Wolf Moon, (January), is the moon cycle when the snow is coldest and deepest, the wolf packs howl and are at their hungriest. I don't mean that I resented a woman's place, but I didn't feel an equal for some reason. I'll take him to my dwelling. I wouldn't wish Brukeval and Madroman on them. "I am not concerned what people think of me personally. "There was something else she mentioned," he paused for a moment, thinking. She meant what she said. Ayla looked up from the little fire she was tending, "Yes?" Clan hunters would normally avoid the area beyond the dead cedar trees that defined - at least to the Clan - the beginning of the Others' territory. As she sat through the night of fever, she realized that it would probably not abate. We know that the pool must be releasing its water into the ground below the surface, but we can't see the process Much like the Zelandonia. "Thank you Tarmidar, I'll take over here," Jonayla said, as she reached for her mother. These 'Dream Journeys' seemed to show her images of future events. They saved my life when I was small and they didn't have to. As Ayla listened to the Seventh speak, she was sure that he wasn't being sincere, there was something missing in his body language, he wasn't showing conviction in his movements and his eyes showed no commitment to his words. She would have been killed by that cave lion." Proleva laughed. She handed Jonayla the wolf pup she'd been carrying, then turned Summer Child and put the horse into a full gallop, with Jondalar and Cambarre only moments behind her. Ayla and Jondalar took in the third pup for the night. The weather was so clear and mild at this time of year they didn't feel the need to erect travel tents. ", "I'm too old; I don't have the stamina, or the desire for it. I will make you comfortable, cook and clean and help wherever I can. "We have to assume whoever is hiding there means to ambush anyone traveling this way. "I did? The only thing she needed to worry about was not letting her people down. We have no time for the likes of you!'". With that, Ayla emptied the water from the skin into a large birch container made to hold water for heating, then slung the empty water skin over her shoulder and walked down the central pathway, politely keeping her eyes on the ground before her. "Gandora," Ayla recalled, greeting the young woman who served her friend, the Donier of the Fifth. Jonayla turned her tear stained face to her mother. How could I not honor them? Now as the sole Donier of the Ninth Cave, Ayla was responsible for planning the procession to Sacred Mountain, situated on the eastern edge of Old Valley. What happens when you put a carrot into boiling water?" It would keep him as cool as possible while maintaining a running pace. "Flatheads have killed our people and we've killed theirs, so now it's a matter of who has the stomach to finish the job. Ayla had noticed that the procession had not run across any fresh human tracks to indicate that any group of people had traveled the river trail recently, so she was pretty sure that they would be the first group to reach Old Valley from the southern route. You don't always have to do everything you know. She could only hope that the Chimu people were still organized enough to help them resist these wild men. "I did not! The murmur of flowing water and the sounds of the forest gave a peaceful feeling to their day. Finally the Zelandoni from the Nineteenth Cave asked to be heard. he responded loudly. "Daughter, I think I know what I have to do. My guess is there is a tale to tell about this wolf pup and how you came by it.". By then there were other people coming to the lake to bathe or bringing their horses to the water. It always seemed they could never bring in enough sun dried grass and grains for the horses to last through a long winter. ", "I don't care Jondalar. Jonayla came in right after her mother, "What have you got mother?" From what I hear, you're the one who is part flathead. Were sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. After they were out of sight, Mageb laid the spearthrower and quiver on the ground, and along with the others gathered there, he hefted his portion of meat to carry back to the cave. The younger brother and his mate and children ate and ate till they could eat no more. It had been proven to her over and over again that by cleaning wounds well, her mother had cured people others could not. "It is not good that the Others come to our cave like this. Things have gone wrong in that time, things that should have been attended to. Finally with a sigh, Ayla turned to face the shore. It was Jonayla! You decide. Go away! How badly hurt was she? "Robinar, you have a full set of cave lion claw scars, just like mine. The next morning dawned cloudless, but with a hint of summer's end in the air. One moment he would be alone and the next she would be beside him, almost like magic. Since they had no alternative, they signaled in basic sign language, the same signs you taught the Lion camp and now all the Mamutoi use - that she could tend his injured leg. Their pole-drag, holding the dead body of the gutted cave lion, was being pulled by a very nervous horse. ''I don't know why. During the thanksgiving ceremony and feast the new mothers sat in a place of honor as the people of the cave came over to them to complement them and their new babies. See the light-haired one? The man finally smiled and said, "As you say, we'll leave now. His luck was good, he thought, he had found the leader he sought and it was completely by chance. "I want to have this half-moon time for just us," she said. His every day was filled with hunting and adventure that constantly challenged his growing skills. Right now, the problem is mainly at the border of Zelandonii lands, but the violence has begun to spread. Denanna was insistent that what was happening with the Chimudonii did not concern them and to walk into the middle of their conflict might bring the violence into to their own territory, rather than discouraging it. Still confused, not quite remembering what had happened or even what she had said before, she tried desperately to gather her thoughts. Rubio's face flushed as he realized that he'd just imparted bad news to the pair. Ayla had a small regret that had always remained with her since their departure from the Mammoth Hunters. I think sometimes not having to think about the problems of the people is just what I need," Ayla said, smiling at her mate, grateful for his suggestion. Having taken the Others' contraption in his right hand, he held out his left hand that gripped his own spear, offering it to the man. Ayla gripped the Chimu leader's hands tightly in return, showing her own gratitude with a smile. How could that be? Wash away all the pain and suffering you've had to endure over the past two moons." "Was the child attacked?" "When you wake up in the morning, breathe deeply of the morning and the freedom of your youth, before you have the responsibilities that come with age, and enjoy the next days as a rare gift. ", "It was a very entertaining story," Ayla said, smiling. The water passed over the slab of rock at less than a foot's depth, although at a furious rate. From that moment forward, everyone knew that the Zelandoni of the Ninth Cave would be First Zelandoni and would be chosen by unanimous consent. ", Cambarre said, "We have a message for Camma from the First Zelandoni. "Yes Zelandoni Who Is First, everything is ready, we were only waiting to see if you would be well enough to conduct the ceremony. Instead of the boiling water changing the tea leaves, the tea leaves change the boiling water. Even though that was true, she was still greatly affected by him when he was near her. As I'm sure you know, if you have too many people in one place for too long the resources begin to become depleted. "There would be no prohibition against it, like there is for my brother or for father. It was almost second nature to her to blend into the landscape. He wanted the black female. They don't normally kill people who have done bad things. She set the small animal in the little pen that Cambarre had built to house him and began to clear away the utensils. Jondalar! It seemed a natural thing when Lorala had touched her the first time. "Her last Gift, the Knowledge that man has his part.His need must be spent before new life can start.It honors the Mother when the couple is paired,Because woman conceives when Pleasures are shared. I don't mean tension from the meetings, but right now, right here, in this place.". Cambarre was amazed at the amount of pain the man had taken before he passed out. It looked as though it had been carved into the cylindrical shape. Ayla wasn't going to argue with her at this stage. I saw his spirit monster disguise and it scared me greatly, so I have nothing but respect for Camma. 37. That at least gave her something worthwhile to do. Taking the ridge trail would necessitate a slower, more deliberate pace, but no one really minded another day on the trail. "Brukeval!" The little damage those renegades caused was easily repaired, but it doesn't even bear thinking what it would have been like to return to our cave, unsuspecting, after a full summer of damage and theft.". Suddenly there was silent scurrying past the leader's hearth as the women ran to the back of the cave to hide. ", "Yes, he is with the men. The Zelandonii were anxious to return to the Summer Meeting. He could not see a spearthrower, a knife or any other weapon. The young man had proven himself capable and besides, she wanted to get to know him better. As he approached, Ayla stood up, she had the strange feeling that maybe this man of the Clan would be able to see beyond the memories and accept. Ayla looked over at them, still dressed in their splendor, sitting on thick padded cushions made from soft deer hide and stuffed with mammoth wool. Ayla in shock, fumbled with her carry pouch for her sling and a stone, but before she could open the pouch, Brukeval grabbed it, ripping it from her hands. Folara, Jondalar's sister, had mated with Aldanor, a man from the S'Armunai ten Summer Meetings ago. She opened her eyes and said something he couldn't make out from where he stood. Those would be the young hunters who would take most of the dry-preserved meat with them on pole-drags. We haven't heard any sounds of pursuit for a while now and I don't think we want to enter those hills in front of us, do we?". This earthquake was different than anything they had ever experienced before. The only thing she had that might help was a mysterious medicine that she had stumbled upon only a short time ago. If they try to escape by crossing our valley, we are to capture them and bring them back here, uninjured if possible, to be held with their leader. "Yes, Zelandoni wanted us to tell you that next year the Summer Meeting will be held near the Nineteenth Cave so should you wish to attend, it will be an easier journey. Hugging Gray's neck she trotted toward the hesitating stallion. He was a trained hunter and could blend into his surroundings and fool even a grazing antelope. Jonayla regretted having been so harsh with him, but she knew that she was right and was proven correct when they started bringing in twice the amount of kills each day. Shura suddenly thought, what if the woman of the Others hadn't given the stones to her? Jonayla made a restorative tea that they drank to Brukeval's memory in place of the usual feast that would normally be held for one departed. he responded in the same ritual cadence of universal trade signs. Jonayla slowly led the colt out and handed the lead rope to Camma. 32. That way, we'd have everything together to get an early start tomorrow," Jonayla offered. You help Zelandoni with the mother and boy." Can I come with you little brother?". This was her Matrimonial necklace, the one given to her by Zelandoni, who had once been the First Zelandoni who was her friend. Word had gotten out that the S'Armunai mistreated travelers and would even detain and rob them of their belongings or trade goods. But I accept your apology; actually I have to admit that you were probably just doing what you're used to doing with girls like Marilla. "Well, if it isn't the noble Joharran? "Zelandoni, if we leave within the hour we should be near enough to confront them by tomorrow." He's quite handsome isn't he? I for one can tell you from personal experience that one of those Zelandonii is Brukeval as I've already pointed out. All doubt was swept from Brog's mind. "But Jondalar and I have traveled through the eastern territory and we know those people. 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.'. [9][10], In October 2008, Auel was named an Officer of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the French Minister of Culture and Communication. We'd heard there were men hunting Clan People in the north and now this, open violence crossing south of the river into Zelandonii land.". He was silent and unmoving with his arms folded over his chest. Leave your horses screened by the trees and then open the barriers on this side of the surround. He also told me to keep this knowledge to myself. Dr. Clottes was responsible for exploring the Cosquer and Chauvet Caves, which were discovered in 1985 and 1994. She had no idea how accomplished the man was as a hunter and tracker so gave him the respect that she would show someone as skilled at tracking as herself. "Yes, please come with us and rest," Jondalar said. Before her no one of the Others had ever commanded a horse. I lead them in the Spirit World ceremonies. Durcan was standing beside her, ready to help. You're a little thinner than I was and maybe a tiny bit shorter, but then I was two years older than you when I was mated. "Ayla, what is this?" After a brief pause, she continued with regret in her voice, "Looking back, I wish we had responded differently when those two men first arrived among us, but they fooled us all into believing they were from the Spirit World. Then the First Zelandoni began to chant and then another Zelandoni joined in and then another and another until there were many spiritual leaders chanting in unison. He would tell her about the hunting and killing of Clan people. Ayla looked at her daughter and signed, "Please find food and drink for our guests.". Those of us who did were worked like slaves. Maybe people from Two Wolf Lodge had come after the earth had trembled to see if everything was alright. Sacred Mountain has three unique, outdoor event spaces for your ceremony, cocktail hour, and reception. "Yes, I keep forgetting some of the foods Ayla can cook and some spices that she uses are unknown to most people. There are always people who like to put down those who have attained a higher status in the order of things. Ayla asked. That unnerved the stallion just enough to make him turn back toward the herd and gallop to the far side of the meadow. She sprinted down the trail toward the corral and Gray. 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