CHAPTER 11 GRACE OF GODS.
AS FIRST LIGHT SHOWN ON THE BATTLE FIELD .THE BURN AND THOSE THAT PLUNGE TO DEATH, AND THOSE KILL AT HANDS OF PREACHER,
TATER ,AND CONDOR ,IRISH AND, PLAYFULL. WE LIVE TO DAY FOR GRACE OF THE GODS, THEY DID NOT REALIZE IT WAS A TRAP UNTIL TO
LATE. THIS SHOULD BREAK THE BACK OF THE CANNIBALS. AS PREACHER WALK THREW THE DEAD ,HE STOP REACH DOWN TOOK A TURQUOISE
ROCK ON A PIECE LEATHER HIDE OFF ONE THE CANNIBALS. THIS WAS THE OLD CHIEF, [IT WAS HIS SIGN OF BEEN CHIEF] AURORA WALK
UP. [PREACHER] IF HE HAD NOT IN FORCE THAT STUPID RULE ,NO OUT SIDE PEOPLE I DIED WITH HIM. HE TOLD ME HE SENT ME OUT THE
TRIBE TO PROTECT YOU AURORA ONLY WAY HE COULD DO IT.
HE WAS NOT BAD MAN JUST NOT WITH GODS .THAT MADE HIM MAKE BAD DECISION, THAT TOOK FIVE PEOPLE LIVES WITH HIM. TATERBUG
AND HAPPY JO FRIEND SHIP WITH ME SAVE THEM. .GUESS HAPPY JO IS WITH THE GODS. WE LOOK FURTHER .ALL HIDES BURN OFF THE T PEES.
POLES OK.[ PREACHER ]
GET THE POLES ..ANY HIDE LEFT AURORA? WHAT MOST THE LAST WOOLY MAMMOTH SHE SAID. THAT GIVE US ONE SHELTER FROM RAIN.
NOW GET A SLAY MADE AND GET THE TWO CALVES HOOK UP AND GET ON WAY ,, WHEN FINE A OLD OR TIRED MAMMOTH WE GET NEW HIDES FOR
SHELTER.[ PREACHER] CALL ALL TOGETHER. TATERBUG YOU DID GOOD JOB LAST NIGHT CONDOR YOU DID TO, TROPICANA YOU DID TO, HAPPY
JO YOU DID GOOD ,,IRISH ,PLAYFULL, AND AURORA YOU ALL DID GREAT JOB. YOU ALIVE TO DAY BE CAUSE YOU DID GREAT JOB. WHEN BUG
BIT YOU DID NOT MOVE ,AND THEY ALL AROUND YOU ,YOU DID NOT MOVE, THAT IS A BRAVE PERSON DID THAT, AND I THINK YOU ALL.. WE
LOST OUR T PEES ,THAT IS A SMALL PRICE TO PAY FOR OUR LIVES. WE BE REAL SHORT ON SHELTER, WHEN YOU WANT TO COMPLAIN OF HARD
SHIP THAT YOU GOING TO ENDURE.
[REMEMBER] IT IS THE PRICE OF STAYING ALIVE. WE WENT TO WORK BUILDING NEW SLAY AND USING ONLY HIDE WE HAD TO COVER
IT WITH. LOADED FOOD, WATER AND FEW POLES WE HAD ON. PUT BROOK ON HER PERCH IN BETWEEN SAM AND PAM .TROPICANA TOOK WATER
SKIN ,AND THE CALVES FOLLOW HER. I POINTED A WAY THAT TOOK US AWAY FROM THE HOLLOW TO EASY FOR US BE TRAP THERE. WE WENT
LONG WAYS THAT DAY WE FELL BE HIND THE HEARD OF MAMMOTH BY TRYING TO GET AWAY FROM CANNIBALS. NOW IT CATCH UP TIME FOR US.
DAY ALMOST OVER WE CLOSING IN ON STRAGGLERS OF THE HEARD. ONE OLD WOOLY MAMMOTH COUGH MY EYE. HE LOOK LIKE HE CLOSE TO GIVEN
UP.. I POINTED HIM OUT TO IRISH. WE WATCH HIM TOMORROW AND IN AFTER NOON WE WILL ATTACK HIM. HE SHOULD BE TIRED THEN. WE MADE
CAMP THAT NIGHT .I JUST HOPE THE TRANASOURIS DO NOT GET HIM BE FORE WE DO. WE SET THE FIRE ..HAD LOT SMOTHER BUNDLES ALREADY
WORKING ,, WE GOT TWO FORKED STICKS AND FORCE INTO GROWN AND LAY ED A POLE IN THE FORKS AND PUT THE ONE MAMMOTH HIDE OVER
IT. AND TIED OFF CORNERS WITH ROPE AND STAKES IN GROWN. THIS KEEP RAIN OFF ,IF GET ANY.. I CALL THE MEN TOGETHER EXPLAIN WHAT
I GOT IN MINE OF AFTER NOON ATTACK ON WOOLY MAMMOTH. WE ATTACK FROM DOWN WIND OF HIM ,SO WE GET CLOSE AND HE WILL NOT PICK
UP OUR SENT. IF HE CHARGES YOU RUN RUN TO RIGHT OR LEFT .NEVER AWAY HE RUN YOU DOWN ,,HE CAN NOT TURN FAST AS WE CAN. TRY
GO FOR SHOULDER . WE EXPLAIN OUR STRAIGHT LINE ATTACK TO IRISH AND PLAYFULL, AND GAVE THEM SOME OUR SPEARS TO USE UNTIL THEY
FINE THEM A SHAFT ,,I GOT POINT OF BLACK ROCK FOR THEM. TOLD IRISH WE ATTACK AND GO BEHIND HIM YOU HOLD WHERE YOU AT. WHEN
HE TRY TURN AROUND YOU ATTACK HE TURN BACK TO YOU , AND WE HIT HIM AGAIN. ALWAYS GO BE HIND HIM MAKE HIM HALF TO TURN
AROUND ..NEVER RUN IN FRONT HIM OR AWAY FROM HIM. FRONT HE GRAB YOU WITH THE TRUNK. STOMP YOU ..HE RUN YOU DOWN IF RUN AWAY
FROM HIM. GET YOU WITH HIS TUSK. WE SHOULD DROP HIM .WITH SPEARS WE HAVE . THAT BE TEN. THE I DEAL IS GET THE MAMMOTH TURNING
IN CIRCLES AND WE ALL AROUND .MAKE NO DIFFERENCE WHICH WAY TURN HE EXPOSE TO ATTACK FROM BACK SIDE. IF HE RUNS WE FOLLOW.
WITH HIS WOUNDS HE DROP .OR BLEED OUT.
WE PACK UP AND MOVE OUT LOOKING FOR THE BIG BULL. ALL MEN KNEW WHAT WAS COMING AND HOW THE PLAIN WAS LAY ED OUT. AND
WE KEEP CHECKING THE WIND THAT WAS THE FACTOR WHICH MADE CHANGES IN THE ATTACK. SOON WE SEEN HIM WE MOVE UP JUST CLOSE
ENOUGH KEEP HIM IN SIGHT. WIND WAS OUT EAST CROSS WIND ON PLAIN IF DON'T CHANGE WE ATTACK OUT WEST. BY MID DAY HE WAS SLOWING
UP A LOT MEANS HE TIRING. WE TOLD THEM TO STOP HERE WE HUNT REST WAY ON FOOT. WE DID NOT WANT HIM CHARGE THE FAMILY ON MOVE
SO WE FELT LIKE WE NEEDED HUNT A HEAD OF THEM. WE MOVE OUT ON FOOT FLANKING HIM ON LEFT THAT IS WEST .WIND WAS BLOWING IN
TO US ..SO WE DOWN WIND TO HIM. THERE WAS A GULLY ON WEST SIDE HIM I GOT US THERE WHILE WE WEIGHTED HIM CATCH UP TO US. AND
TOLD ALL REMEMBER GO BEHIND HIM ON THE ATTACK AND GET THE SPEAR OFF FAST ,AND MOVE . WHEN HE TURN IRISH ,PLAY FULL YOU ATTACK
. WE WEIGHT UNTIL HE WAS EVEN TO US AND WE ATTACK I TOOK LEAD HIT HIM HARD WITH MY SPEAR MOVE TO REAR AND TATER HIT HIM MOVE
WITH ME AND SO DID CONDOR WE SWITCH TO OUR BACK UP SPEARS WHEN HE TURN THEN IRISH AND PLAY FULL CHARGE HIM HIT HIM AND MOVE
TO HIS REAR ,THEM I HIT HIM AGAIN AND SO DID TATERBUG AND CONDOR AND WE MOVE TO REAR THEN IRISH HIT HIM AND PLAY FULL AND
DOWN HE WENT . WE WEIGHT FOR FEW MINUTES FOR HIM TO FINISH OFF. THEN SENT CONDOR BACK BRING WOMEN UP. THEY WERE UNPROTECTED.
THEY HAD THEIR SPEARS THAT IS ALL. CONDOR CAME BACK WITH THE WOMEN . AFTER TESTING AND MAKE SURE HE WAS DEAD WE STARTED THE
SKINNING .THEY DRY SOME MEAT BE CAUSE FAMILY GOT BIGGER NOW. AND CURE THE HID FOR THE T PEE. WE NEED ONE MORE TO HAVE TWO
T PEES. WE GET THAT WHEN SEE NEXT STRAGGLER. THE WOMEN WORK MOST NIGHT DRYING MEAT . WE NEED TO KILL TWO MORE NOT FOR MEAT
BUT THE HIDES.
NIGHTS GETTING COLDER . DAYS WERE GETTING COOL TO. THE 7 HAD HIDE CLOTHS. THE 2 DID NOT IF TURN BAD OR HAVE A EARLY FREEZE
WE MAY HAVE PROBLEMS WE DID NOT COUNT OWN. THIS CONCERN ME. ALTHOUGH I KEEP IT QUIET . WE NEED MORE HIDES. WE KEEP KILLING
GAME. AND TAKEN HIDES . WINTER MIGHT BE EARLY THIS SEASON.
I WAS OUT CLOSE TO FIRE THINK , AURORA CAME OVER.. PREACHER] SAID AURORA I MIST YOU LAST 30 HOURS ANT HAD MUCH
TIME TALK TO YOU. THERE WAS OUR NOSE RUB. AURORA] YES I WAS NOT GOING TO DISTRACT YOU ,,YOU HAD HAND FULL KEEPING US ALIVE.
PREACHER] I DO NOT WANT YOU THINK I FORGOT YOU. WE MAY HAVE A PROBLEM BREWING. I THINK WE MAY HAVE EARLY WINTER AND WE NOT
FAR ENOUGH SOUTH. HALF DO NOT HAVE HIDE CLOTHS STILL IN LEAVES . I SEE THEM SHAKING AND GETTING CLOSE TO FIRE. WE NEED COME
UP WITH WARMER CLOTHS AND FOOT COVERING IF SNOWS. SO WE BE KILLING A LOT AND CURING HIDES ,A LOT ..THIS WE GOT DO ON MOVE
OR I, AM AFRAID WE PARISH IF WE DO NOT
GET SOUTH . GOT GET WOMEN WORKING ON THIS. I WILL KEEP MEN HUNTING. THEY DID WELL TO DAY AND WORK WELL IN KILLING THE
WOOLY MAMMOTH BULL. AURORA] WELL WE MAKE LEG COVER THAT COVER FOOT TO HIPS. PREACHER] TURN HAIR IN SIDE TO GIVE WARMTH. HELP
THE WOMEN MAKE CLOTHS FOR THEM AND IRISH AND PLAYFULL., AND A ROBE GO OVER THE BODY. WITH HAIR IN. AND HEAD COVERING., BUT
WE GOT KEEP UP AND PICK OFF THE WEEK AND HEART ONES. WE BEEN LUCKY SO FAR WE LOST KNOW BODY. CONDOR CAME OVER. PREACHER] CONDOR
YOU DID WELL MOVE FAST .. I WANT YOU GO OUT IN FRONT .AND SCOUT FOR HEARD. AND KEEP US CLOSE TO IT ..THIS MEAN YOU ON YOUR
OWN OUT THERE. GOT BE AWARE OF EVERY THING OUT THERE . NO TIME TO DOSE OUT THERE I WILL SEND IRISH WITH YOU. TWO SCOUT AS
TEAM , WE KEEP THREE MEN BACK AT THE SLADE. FINE A MAMMOTH THAT HAS DROP, LEAD US TO IT . WE NEED ALL HIDES WE CAN GET ..
TRY KEEP IT FROM BEEN TORE UP WE NEED THE SKINS. CONDOR] SOMETHING IS UP. [PREACHER] WE MAY HAVE EARLY WINTER COMING. HALF
DO NOT HAVE HIDES YET NO T PEE AND REST NEED BETTER IF IT HITS SO WE NEED TO GET BETTER CLOTHS . IT IS NOT SUPPOSE TO BE
THIS COLD YET, BUT IT IS. THE MAMMOTH ARE MOVING FAST FOR THEM . THEY KNOW, THEY FIRST TO KNOW. CONDOR YOU IRISH LEAVE FIRST
LIGHT . TELL IRISH COME SEE ME. CONDOR] YES I HEAR YOU I WILL TELL HIM.
IRISH] YOU WANT SEE ME PREACHER? PREACHER] YES I AM SENDING YOU OUT WITH CONDOR TO SCOUT A HEAD OF US. HE YOUNG
BUT GOOD MAN.. WE NEED HIDES AND SOON LOOK FOR ANY MAMMOTH THAT HAS DROP .AND COULD NOT MAKE THE TRIP.. FINE ANY WEEK ONE
LEAD US TO THEM. AND WATCH OUT FOR CONDOR HE STILL YOUNG. IRISH] WILL DO PREACHER. TELL PLAYFULL I WANT TO SEE HIM. WHEN YOU
GO OUT. [LATER]
PLAYFULL] YOU WANT TALK TO ME PREACHER] [PREACHER] SENDING OUT SCOUTS TOMORROW I WANT YOU TAKE CONDOR PLACE ,, YOU CARRY
4 SPEARS IF ANY BODY HAD PROBLEM ON FLANKS YOU GO REINFORCE THEM AND BRING BACK UP SPEARS. [PLAYFULL] I DO MY BEST. .[PREACHER]
PLAYFULL WANT YOU START THING OF MEDICINES FOR TRIBE TOO YOU MEDICINE MAN. WILL DO HERBS I SEE LOT WHILE WE WALKING. .PICK
WHAT YOU NEED .BUT DO NOT SLOW US DOWN.. PLAY FULL WILL DO.
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