________Fire Water_______
Medicine Deer
Huntress
PantherClaw Taluna Lair
--near the northern edge of PClaw territory, 6 pasangs from Thassa deep in the Jungle--
to ALL
: ...I am sitting on a log along a game trail, taking a breather. I had been tracking a large tarsk, and was getting ready to call in the scouts, and coordinate the final attack and kill. I think that I do need to make another necklace to sell or trade at the exchange. Authentic Red Savage necklaces are valued by certain city FW...who love to brandish them and speak of the cost and lives it took to capture one and bring it back to Thentis, or Treve.
(23:44:10 )
________Fire Water_______
Medicine Deer
Huntress
PantherClaw Taluna Lair
--near the northern edge of PClaw territory, 6 pasangs from Thassa deep in the Jungle--
to ALL
: ...I idly pick at my teeth, and gather my strength, getting ready for the end of the hunt. I yawn, briefly, showing the healthy pink inside of my mouth to the heavens of Gor. I close my small mouth, and briefly lick my lips, and then rise, heading down the trail.
(23:49:47 )
________Fire Water_______
Medicine Deer
Huntress
PantherClaw Taluna Lair
--near the northern edge of PClaw territory, 6 pasangs from Thassa deep in the Jungle--
to ALL
: ...The night has fallen, but the three moons are full, filling the Jungle with a silvery glint of reflected light from the sun, that is on the other side of Gor. I begin to head down the trail, and then stop as I hear a whistle...it isn't a birdcall, it is a whistle from Gia...it is insistent, and it makes my knees briefly collapse, and I then rise and hurry towards the Runner is.
(23:59:40 )
________Fire Water_______
Medicine Deer
Huntress
PantherClaw Taluna Lair
--near the northern edge of PClaw territory, 6 pasangs from Thassa deep in the Jungle--
to ALL
: ...I briefly reply, with a short response, and then break into a run. I easily avoid the logs and rises in the ground as I sprint along the trail, my large dark brown eyes dilated against the darkness of the Jungle, taking in every bit of light that my orbs are capable of. After a few ehn, I arrive at where I had heard the whistle. I slow, brushing my pigtails and feathered ornament back, and whistle to Gia. She responds, and I quickly move towards where I hear her. When I emerge, from the smaller game trail, I see Gia, and several scouts, gathered around a fallen figure. I approach them, and several stand away, as Gia gazes over at me.
(00:06:50 )
________Fire Water_______
Medicine Deer
Huntress
PantherClaw Taluna Lair
--near the northern edge of PClaw territory, 6 pasangs from Thassa deep in the Jungle--
to ALL
: ..."Tal, Huntress", Gia calls out. "There are duties that are left to you, my sister". She tears up a bit, and then steps away, ordering all but four of the scouts to leave. I meet Gia's gaze for a moment, and then, keeping my face impassive, kneel beside the fallen figure. It is one of our newer scouts, she is still alive, but breathing very shallowly. Her viscera is arranged on the ground beside her, she had been gored by a tarsk, and she was not going to make it. I lean forward, and press my right hand over her forehead, and feel the pulse at her throat with my other hand. She gazes up at me, with trust, trying to speak...the word..."Huntress", escapes her lips, as she closes her large blue eyes, and breathes more quickly.
(00:20:26 )
________Fire Water_______
Medicine Deer
Huntress
PantherClaw Taluna Lair
--near the northern edge of PClaw territory, 6 pasangs from Thassa deep in the Jungle--
to ALL
: ...I pull my hands back, and reach into my parfleche, finally pulling out a small packet of powders. I gesture to Gia, who has already poured water into a small cup. I add the powders, they are ground from an herb that I had harvested from the Barrens. I mix the potion, very carefully, and then get the scout to sit up, slightly, and urge her to drink. She gazes up at me, her blue eyes open, and scared, "Will I be OK, Medi?", she asks in her soft soprano. I caress her forehead, and say, "Aye, Miri, you will be well, and will hunt with us for as long as we are sisters". I continue to reassure her, as she drains the cup, and then continue to hold her head as I hand the cup back to Gia.
(00:27:41 )
________Fire Water_______
Medicine Deer
Huntress
PantherClaw Taluna Lair
--near the northern edge of PClaw territory, 6 pasangs from Thassa deep in the Jungle--
to ALL
: ...I hold her for several ehn, as the powerful drug takes control of Miri, and her eyes close into her final sleep. She is still breathing, softly, as I take out my quiva, and then, after slowly setting it across the soft flesh of her throat, pull the blade across, letting loose the essence of life that still remains. I keep her in my arms, knowing that, in her final sleep, that she can sense my presence, and can be comforted. I had not lied, she had been my sister, until her death, her memory would remain with all of us, and she would be OK...in the CoD. As I feel her leaving her body, I wonder how she will greet me when I arrive. Will she joke about our last moments together? Will she yell at me for not having been more honest? Will we just fall into each others arms and cry together?
(00:40:01 )
________Fire Water_______
Medicine Deer
Huntress
PantherClaw Taluna Lair
--near the northern edge of PClaw territory, 6 pasangs from Thassa deep in the Jungle--
to ALL
: ...I sit for several ehn, before Gia clears her throat. I kiss Miri on her cheek, and whisper, "Sleep well, sister". I stand, feeling very stiff, and step away. The scouts and Gia begin to gather Miri up, and I take up my spear, watching them. They carefully lay Miri on a framework of crossed spears, and then lift her, and head towards where we bury our dead. I stay, watching as they disappear around the bend of the trail, and stand, suddenly feeling a sense of grief and exhaustion that threatens to engulf me. "Aye, Izee' Tatoke, as 'Huntress' you do have duties that others don't have". I say to myself. One of which is to dispatch a sister, or a slave who is mortally wounded, and who is suffering. I take a deep breath, and head towards my waterfall. This Yellow Knives Princess will need some time alone. I briefly whistle to the scouts, and then slowly make my way towards the place where i go to renew.
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